Cricket tries baseball
Cricket has only been at the Forsyth Humane Society for a couple of days, but already the rubenesque Chihuahua has been on a special outing. Tuesday night, Cricket, along with two beagle siblings named...
View Article“I Cloned My Pet” resurrects more melodrama
I was going to stay silent and let “I Cloned My Pet 2″ pass peacefully in the night. But I just can’t. Part two of the program, which aired Monday on TLC, followed two potential dog cloning customers...
View ArticleElevator cameras catch another dog abuser
Elevator surveillance cameras have once again caught an apparent dog abuser in the act. Brian Freeman, 28, who police say is the man seen repeatedly kicking a pit bull mix in this Aug. 26 video, was...
View ArticleTisha: No arms, one dog and tons of drive
We’re not sure how big a role her dog Jack plays in helping Tisha out, or, for that matter — given her determination and what she has accomplished – if she even needs any. But he shows up a lot — on...
View ArticleChihuahua mix found alive in burlap sack
A volunteer on her way to work at a Riverside, Calif., animal shelter noticed a dog sniffing a burlap bag on the side of the road and stopped to investigate. As she approached, the bag — tied at the...
View ArticleHeating up oven for an enchilada, angry man pops Chihuahua inside instead
Deputies say a 20-year-old Oregon man was preparing to heat his enchilada lunch, but when his grandmother’s dog nipped him, he put the nine-pound Chihuhua mix in the oven instead. Kevin Dean Parrish of...
View ArticleVictory: Chihuahua is living up to her name
A Chihuahua mix born with deformed front legs — causing her to scoot across the floor like a baby kangaroo — is about to get a leg up, thanks to the Dearborn Animal Shelter and lots of kindly donors....
View ArticleDancing Dog Day: Chihuahua salsa
Next we bring you this smooth little customer, a Chihuahua who, in addition to being one highly suave canine, seems to be a master of salsa dancing. Actually, he was with his owner in a restaurant, and...
View ArticleGreetings from Bellaville, New Yorkie
I’m a proponent of spending more time with your dog, and less with your computer, but here’s an interesting, and interactive, presentation from WNYC in New York, which has mapped out not just what...
View ArticleDying Vietnam War vet gets his last wish — one more visit with Mr. Cutie
A dying Vietnam veteran was granted his last wish — one final visit with his dog, Mr. Cutie. John Simpson, who is living at a hospice and who doctors say has only days to live, saw his dog last...
View ArticleSuspected burglar found and arrested after Chihuahua gives his hiding place away
We’re all for bringing your dog to work, but if your occupation is burglar you might want to think twice. Police in San Antonio say they found the suspect in a Mexican restaurant burglary early...
View ArticleSo what’s a Carolina dog?
North Carolina’s state dog is the Plott hound. South Carolina’s state dog is the Boykin spaniel. So what’s a Carolina dog? Only perhaps the most native of American breeds – predating the arrival of...
View ArticleChihuahua takes “World’s Ugliest Dog” title
A malformed Chihuahua took top honors at the World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Northern California on Friday. Princess Abby Francis beat out Pabst, the boxer who won last year’s contest, and the usual...
View ArticleRoadside Encounters: Maya, Zoey, Snoopy
Name: Snoopy (above), Maya (the black Chihuahua), Zoey (the brown and white Chihuahua) Encountered: Making a rest stop behind a convenience store in Holbrook, Arizona Headed from: Colorado Headed to:...
View ArticleDog dies in car while owner visits museum
A tourist from Michigan was charged with animal cruelty Monday after leaving his two dogs inside a minivan while he visited the the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Rosie, an 8-year-old...
View ArticleRoadside Encounter: Dirty look in Tillamook
Name: Unknown Age: Unknown Breed: Chihuahua or Chihuahua mix Encountered: At a stoplight in Tillamook, Oregon Backstory: I’m not sure what this little dog was so upset about, but when I pulled up...
View ArticleRoadside Encounter: Shivering Chihuahua
Name: Unknown Breed: Chihuahua mix Age: Unknown Encountered: Atop a scattered pile of discarded clothing in Slab City, outside of Niland, California. Backstory: During my visit to Slab City, I stopped...
View ArticleASPCA: Chihuahua dies after beating
The ASPCA has made its first felony arrest of the year — a 265-pound Queens man accused of punching his 8-pound Chihuahua, the New York Post reported. ASPCA officials say Jerry Melendez, 33, struck his...
View ArticleDisabled vet seeks a new chickapoo
Seventy-one-year-old Paul Franklin Hudson Sr. got around Pocomoke City in a motorized wheelchair, often with his small dog, Foxy, a three-year-old “chickapoo,” riding in his lap. On a Saturday earlier...
View ArticlePolice chief rescues boy’s dog from icy lake
The police chief of Kingston, N.H., jumped into an icy lake to save a boy’s dog — a Chihuahua-dachschund mix named Chloe. Three-and-a-half-year-old Jason Bragg was standing on the edge of the lake...
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