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Some college courses change students’ lives, but one art student’s photography class changed the lives of some lucky pups.Erin Einbender, 30, was in an entry-level photography class at the Art Institute of Chicago when she decided to merge two of her passions: art and animals.“I had started volunteering at a dog rescue called One Tail […]

There are two types of people in this world: those who believe that all dogs are cute … and those who know that dogs don’t need to be cute to be absolutely delightful.For the latter, there is the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest, a 50-year-old tradition at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. TODAY correspondent Kerry Sanders traveled […]

After a child was struck and killed by a train in Fairmount, Indiana, last month, an 11-year-old boy who came to the visitation sat by himself in the front row and just stared at the casket, trying to understand.That’s when Judd, a specially-trained 2-year-old golden retriever, spotted him.“He came all the way up to him, […]

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United Pet Group, a division of Spectrum Brands, Inc., is voluntarily expanding its recall of multiple rawhide dog chew products to include private label brands.The recall was initiated due to possible chemical contamination and includes the affected brands and products below. . What Caused the Recall? The recall was initiated after United Pet Group identified […]

For a decade, Cookie and Stitch shared a water bowl and chew toys. The two dogs even ate their kibble out of the same bowl — and according to their human brother, 18-year-old Easton Dufur, Stitch “taught” Cookie to leave half the food for him.In early June, Stitch died of old age. The family, who […]

We don’t want to reduce your enjoyment of Symba’s striking physique. But the truth is that Symba has an enormously sad story to go with his massive size.The 6-year-old cat recently lost his home when his former owner went into a nursing facility that doesn’t allow pets.Here’s the good news: Symba had the tremendous good […]

Gremlin is a pit bull who wears contact lenses.Here, in this video — which, we swear, is not going to be difficult to watch even for squeamish people — you can see how the lens goes in, and how happy the dog is with the process: Gremlin has survived, and thrived, through a lot. She […]

1 English Mastiff You’ve got to give it to the great, big dogs. Super-sized pooches have that much more love to give, with extra large licks and seriously strong tail wags that have the power to whack everything in reach (so, really, keep your breakable vases and China protected). Canines of all shapes and sizes are worthy […]