Dog

A South Carolina dog is being hailed as a hero for waking up his veteran owner during a house fire on Monday morning, an act which saved his life.

A woman in Enid, Oklahoma, was shot in the leg on Thursday when a dog jumped on top of a gun inside the vehicle she was in, causing it to fire. 

A search-and-rescue team discovered a dog alive under a pile of debris in the Bahamas, more than three weeks after Hurricane Dorian struck the islands.

A rescue dog that spent nearly three years at an animal shelter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been adopted by a new family.

Police said the story of a dog who was found with its muzzle duct-taped shut and throat cut was all a hoax, according to reports. 

A Florida dog owner showed an alligator who is boss on Friday when he pulled apart the alligator’s jaws to save his beloved pet.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a list of dog food brands Thursday that could potentially lead to canine heart disease.

A New Hampshire woman is accused of pushing her dog into a nearby lake and watching it drown, police said.

An Iowa father died a hero this weekend after he saved his five-year-old daughter from a canine who mauled three people inside a home, police said.

A Florida man is accused of killing his girlfriend’s puppy as payback for her not returning home on time and ignoring his phone calls and text messages.

A Florida sheriff’s office who adopted a dog found with its mouth taped shut in February decided to make the dog a part of the force.

A Missouri man accused of using tape to bind a small dog and throw him into a ditch last week thought the animal was spying on him and giving the information to the police, authorities said.

A wire fox terrier from Brazil called King became America’s top dog Tuesday night, winning best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

Activists with the left-wing animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) pretended to grill a dog at an outdoor mall display in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday to try and convince people to become vegans.

The unidentified young man reportedly fell through the ice on Monday afternoon, in an attempt to rescue his canine companion.

A Colorado man has been sentenced to six months in jail for having sex with a dog, but the dog essentially got the death penalty as authorities have determined to euthanize the animal.

President Donald Trump visited New Bern, North Carolina, on Wednesday and spoke to several residents affected by Hurricane Florence.

A K9 police dog in Florida scored major points with his handler Monday after he heroically took down a man accused of kidnapping an infant, according to a video from a police officer’s body camera.

A Detroit woman discovered a smelly surprise Saturday when video footage showed her neighbor smearing dog feces on her front door, according to a video of the incident.

A woman received a three-year jail sentence on Thursday after she was found guilty of throwing a four-year-old Chihuahua to its death off the seventh floor of a San Francisco parking garage in February.

President Trump used the word “dog” to describe Omarosa Manigault- Newman on Monday, and now the fake news media are predictably claiming this is racist.

“When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!”

A picture of a 2-year-old beagle “Gregory” riding with his rescuer, Joe Kirk, has gone viral.

A dog proved his loyalty to mankind Friday night when he stuck by a three-year-old girl lost in the woodlands of Australia.

A Kentucky developer sent a surprise letter to property owners informing them that over a dozen breeds of “aggressive” dogs, including Pit Bulls, have now been banned in the neighborhood.

A woman’s canine companion died on a United Airlines flight Monday evening after a crew member allegedly stowed the animal into one of the overhead bins in the aircraft’s cabin.

A two-year-old German Shepherd went above and beyond to protect his owner after he took bullets and blows defending his best friend from a home invader.

Animal rights activists are up in arms over attempts to barbecue a dog at an immigrant welcome center in southern Italy, with migrants insisting the practice is normal where they come from.

A three-year-old pit bull rescued her owners from deadly carbon monoxide poisoning after barking to let her owners know something was amiss.

A New York man avoided jail time on Friday for allegedly getting it on with his girlfriend’s dog in a Manhattan apartment.