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Titan, a 6 year old dog was recently given title of Second Runner Up at the Fifth Annual Dogs of Valor awards for saving his owner two times in one year.  The first time Titan guarded the door, barking and growling, preventing his owner John from leaving the house. When ...

The canine unit of the Staffordshire, England police force is being outfitted in the latest high tech equipment - a video camera.  The camera will send video back to their handler's monitor, allowing the humans to see exactly what the dogs are seeing.  This new technology will certainly help with ...

We've got some beautiful new pack members - check out Badger, Harlow, Iggy, Louis, Murphy, Neko, Nugget and Sally!

A blind boxer dog in Poland has an unlikely friend helping him around.  Bak the boxer has been blind since an accident last year.  At first he had trouble even getting up, but thanks to his new friend Buttons the goose he is back to his old self.  Buttons and ...

Have any of you ever been to a dock jumping competition?  Would any of your dog like to join in this growing sport?  Dock jumping competitions are much more laid back than a typical dog show, and every breed is welcome to compete.  There are different events that your pup ...

After having told you stories of cats being called to jury duty and running for senator nothing should surprise you about what a cat can do.  But, would you have thought that a cat could be a successful mayor?  Well, a town in Alaska seems to be plenty pleased with ...

There is an increasing number of programs that use animals to help children learn at schools.  There are therapy dogs that help children learn to read, dogs that wander libraries to help decrease stress during finals, and now there are dogs to help stop bullying.  No More Bullies is a ...

There have been lots of studies going on recently about how having pets in the home affects children's development.  Previous studies have shown that having a cat or a dog in the home lowers the probability that the child will develop allergies.  Most recently, however, it has been shown that ...