WATCH: New Hampshire Man Reunited with Dog 10 Years Later
Courtesy of Emily Lafasciano(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — Jamie Carpentier of Nashua, N.H., had always wondered whatever happened to Ginger, the dog that dropped out of his life nearly a decade ago.On a whim, he logged on to the website of the Humane Society o…
Oregon Woman Who Refused to Give Dog Back Agrees to Plea Deal
Hemera/Thinkstock(CORVALLIS, Ore.) — An Oregon woman who took a loose dog home and refused to give him back to his owner has given up her months-long fight to keep the canine.Jordan Biggs, 20, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge Friday in a C…
Secret Service Dog Dies in Line of Duty
iStockphoto/Thinkstock (file photo)(NEW YORK) — The Secret Service suffered a fatality last weekend while helping to make an area safe for Vice President Joe Biden.According to the agency, a bomb-sniffing Belgian Malinois lost its footing and fell fro…
Labradoodle Mistaken for Lion, Prompts 911 Calls
ABC News(NORFOLK, Va.) — Bustling Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Va., lined with its shops and eateries, is clearly no wild jungle. But that didn’t stop three 911 callers Tuesday from reporting that there was a lion on the loose roaming the streets, …
Miley Cyrus Debuts Her New Dog
Twitter/MileyCyrus(LOS ANGELES) — Miley Cyrus has a new pooch. The actress shared photos on Twitter of a new puppy she adopted on Thursday. “Bean is a little girl 
she is a chihuahua mix of some type she brought so much sunshine!!!” the 20-year-o…
Girl, 7, Reunited with Stolen Dog on Christmas
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A 7-year-old girl’s Christmas wish came true when New York City cops nabbed the Grinch that stole her dog and a good Samaritan helped reunite her with the missing pooch.On Christmas Day, Mia Bendray, 7, wrapped her arms around Mar…
Beagle Sniffs Out Bacterial Infection
Hemera/Thinkstock (file photo)(NEW YORK) — A 2-year-old beagle in the Netherlands has been trained to sniff out Clostridium difficile, a skill that could help doctors catch the deadly infection days before laboratory tests.Clostridium difficile infect…
Michael Vick a Dog Owner Again
Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Is Michael Vick going to get dogged about the latest addition to his family?The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who served nearly two years in jail for running an illegal dog fighting operation in which numerou…
Obama Mocks Romney for Seamus the Dog
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) — It’s official: the infamous tale of Seamus the dog is now fodder for the campaign trail.President Obama finally went there today, teasing Mitt Romney for famously putting the family dog…
Obama Mocks Romney for Seamus the Dog
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) — It’s official: the infamous tale of Seamus the dog is now fodder for the campaign trail.President Obama finally went there today, teasing Mitt Romney for famously putting the family dog…
Chicago Teacher Accused of Beating Dog to Death Held on $200K Bail
Medioimages/Photodisc/ThinkStock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago elementary school teacher was ordered held on $200,000 bail today after he admitted to police that he punched his rescue dog to death.Derek Fierro, 25, told officers the dog had eaten “every …
Japan Gives Russian President Putin New Puppy
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has a new furry four-legged friend.A three-month old Akita Inu puppy named Yume, a gift from the Japanese prefecture of Akita, arrived in Moscow on an Aeroflot flight from …
How to Ease a Dog’s Fireworks Freakout
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Every year around the beginning of July, Gerald and Sarah Willick find their French Bullmastiffs, who weigh a combined 235 pounds, hiding in the bathtub. The Willicks’ dogs, Bosley and Roxy, are terrified of firework…
Michigan Dog Rescues Toddler from Swimming Pool
WABC/ABC News(MARCELLUS TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — A family dog saved a toddler who fell into a backyard swimming pool in Michigan.Patricia Drauch of Marcellus Township was doing yard work Sunday when her 14-month-old son Stanley fell into the swimming pool, …
Stray Dog Runs With Cyclists Across China
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A stray dog completed a 1,100-mile trek across China, climbing 12 mountains in nearly 25 days. All it took to get the dog to complete the mission was giving it a bone.The tenacious pup, nicknamed “Xiaosa,…
California Dog Burned by Explosives Reunited with Owner
Dexter the dog. Image: KXTV(STOCKTON, Calif.) — Dexter, a spaniel long-haired chihuahua mix who was severely injured by explosives that were strapped to his body and detonated, was reunited with his owner, Shukriyyah Albaaqee, after she saw reports o…
Oklahoma Blind Dog Gets New Life with Canine Pal
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(TULSA, Okla.) — Putting two dogs of different breeds and from different backgrounds together in a confined space will usually end up in a lot of bark and likely some bite. Rarely does that pairing end up in the two pooches b…
Dog Delays Flights at LaGuardia Airport
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A few flights were delayed Wednesday morning when Byrdie, a Rhodesian ridgeback, made a run for it on runway 3L at LaGuardia Airport in New York.The approximately 30-pound canine got loose while being loaded onto…
Dog Lovers Blast Ann Romney over ‘Inhumane’ Dog Treatment
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(WASHINGTON) — Mitt Romney’s dog days aren’t over. The Republican presidential contender remains in the doghouse as his campaign continues to be dogged by the old story of his family’s Irish setter Seamus.Seek…
Obama Ate Dog Meat as a Boy
The White House/Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Much has been made about Mitt Romney putting his family dog Seamus in a kennel on top of his roof in 1983 and driving from Boston to Canada.Democrats have signaled they have every intention of making sure the A…