The American Humane Association held its 11th Annual Hero Dog Awards gala on November 12, 2021, at the Eau Palm Beach Resort in Florida. The top prize and most heroic dog was awarded to Boone, a four-year-old Beagle Hound Mix from Pennsylvania who lost both his back legs as a puppy because of animal cruelty.
Just over a month after officially moving into the White House, President Joe Biden’s two dogs have been moved from the White House to the President’s home in Delaware. This comes after the younger of the two German Shepherds allegedly attacked and bit a member of the White House security staff.
When Brandy Fowler met a 15-year-old Labrador Retriever named Whiskey, it was immediately apparent that Whisky didn’t have long to live. Still, Fowler made the decision to foster Whiskey.
A Houston woman is trying to find her dog a new home and the ad she released is attracting some attention. The ad is a tongue-in-cheek description of a sassy Siberian Black Mouth Cur Mix named Hank.
For two consecutive days, Finn, the Chocolate Labrador Retriever, has been sniffing out along the Snake River in Wyoming to search for invasive plants. The plants they seek are pepperweed and salt cedar plants which are noxious and non-native to Jackson Hole’s riverbanks.
A bill was unanimously passed in the Massachusetts State Senate on November 2021 that would allow first responders to treat and transport injured police dogs to veterinary hospitals.
On the night of January 3, 2022, when New Hampshire State Police were patrolling Interstate 89, a loose dog roaming the Veterans Memorial Bridge was reported. What happened next would lead them to a discovery that would save the lives of two men up north in Vermont.
The popularity of Shiba Inus could grow significantly after the world’s second richest person, Elon Musk, sent out a tweet on March 14th, 2021 claiming that he is getting himself a Shiba Inu.