Winfrey says Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure, "was a true love in my life"
This month on Quest, a modern insight into our enduring bond with man's best friend... the humble dog.
It goes without saying that Max, a 3-year-old golden retriever can't talk. But that doesn't stop him from chronicling his dog's life -- as told to his owner Aubrey Jones -- on the blog Max the Golden Retriever.
Worried about how Fido will fare while you're away? Do some research to minimize the stress of leaving your pet in someone else's care.
Do you want a dog who's a "couch potato" or a "free spirit"? A growing number of animal shelters are using tests to match prospective owners with just the right pet
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.
Goodbye Goldendoodle. Designer dogs are so last season. Now animal lovers are clamoring for cat crossbreeds -- and they are sparing no expense on the latest "it" pet.
When David Quilty of Santa Monica, California, took his cat Damon to the vet for a checkup, he didn't expect to spend $1,000 to get two of Damon's teeth pulled because of cavities.
Viewpoint: So she gave the dog to another family. Is this any reason for a talk-show host to get America in an uproar?
As Ellen DeGeneres continues her efforts to have Iggy the dog handed over to her hairdresser's family, one of the business partners at Iggy's rescue agency has reportedly filed a police report claiming harassment.
Winfrey says Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure, "was a true love in my life"
This month on Quest, a modern insight into our enduring bond with man's best friend... the humble dog.
It goes without saying that Max, a 3-year-old golden retriever can't talk. But that doesn't stop him from chronicling his dog's life -- as told to his owner Aubrey Jones -- on the blog Max the Golden Retriever.
Worried about how Fido will fare while you're away? Do some research to minimize the stress of leaving your pet in someone else's care.
Do you want a dog who's a "couch potato" or a "free spirit"? A growing number of animal shelters are using tests to match prospective owners with just the right pet
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.
Goodbye Goldendoodle. Designer dogs are so last season. Now animal lovers are clamoring for cat crossbreeds -- and they are sparing no expense on the latest "it" pet.
When David Quilty of Santa Monica, California, took his cat Damon to the vet for a checkup, he didn't expect to spend $1,000 to get two of Damon's teeth pulled because of cavities.
Viewpoint: So she gave the dog to another family. Is this any reason for a talk-show host to get America in an uproar?
As Ellen DeGeneres continues her efforts to have Iggy the dog handed over to her hairdresser's family, one of the business partners at Iggy's rescue agency has reportedly filed a police report claiming harassment.
Dita Von Teese, who stars in PETA's new Animal Birth Control campaign, is a long-time wearer of fur. And the animal-rights organization says it's okay with that.
The growing obesity problem doesn't exclude pets.
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all that she was not one of the little people.
Dogs bred for the fighting pit have only one thing in their future: death. Fighting dogs may die in the ring or at the hands of their owners. If they are confiscated in a bust, they are almost always euthanized, experts say.
There are more than 44 million dog owners in the United States - and untold millions more dog-loving city dwellers who would enjoy having a pooch or two but don't have the time or space to walk, groom, and clean up after them.
With spa treatments, day care, designer clothes and even special room-service menus, there's no shortage of amenities for beloved balls of fur.
• United States of America v. PURNELL A . PEACE , also known as "P-Funk" and "Funk," QUANIS L. PHILLIPS , also known as "Q," TONY TAYLOR , also known as "T," and MICHAEL VICK , also known as "Ookie," Defendants.
This article originally appeared in Sports Illustrated on June 4, 2007.
Amid all the planning for another hurricane emergency, New Orleans officials now have to make provisions for animals too
Approximately 80,000 chickens exposed to feed tainted with the industrial chemical melamine have been declared safe for human consumption, federal health officials said Friday.
People have eaten millions of chickens that were given feed tainted with recalled pet food, federal officials said Tuesday, though they said the threat to human health is minimal.
More farms across the United States will likely be affected by animal feed tainted with recalled pet food, federal health officials said Tuesday, after an investigation of Indiana chicken farms found the contaminated feed in more than three dozen facilities that raise poultry for human consumption.
The Food and Drug Administration says it will, for the first time, test ingredients imported for use in the human food supply in connection with the nationwide pet food recall that has killed, by some estimates, thousands of pets.
Wilbur-Ellis, an animal feed provider, announced the recall Thursday of rice protein it shipped to a number of pet food companies because it may contain melamine, an agent toxic to animals.
The nationwide pet food recall was expanded Wednesday to include products containing rice protein laced with melamine, a toxic agent, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Contaminants that led to a massive recall of pet food could have been added intentionally, according to one theory being considered by the Food and Drug Administration.
Pet owners need to avoid certain pet chews because they could be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday.
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday it has identified additional contaminated pet food products -- dog biscuits made by Sunshine Mills of Red Bay, Alabama.
Health officials suspect 38 pet deaths in Oregon are related to the nationwide pet food recall, the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association said Wednesday.
The Chinese company accused by a U.S. government agency of supplying hazardous materials found in recalled pet food shot back Tuesday, calling claims by U.S. officials "rumors" and reporting that samples of the substance had been sent to labs for testing.
The owner of a pit bull bit a policeman after his dog ran away during a confrontation with officers, Portuguese daily Diario de Noticias reported on Tuesday.
Canadian pet food manufacturer Menu Foods has recalled numerous varieties of pet food made before March 6. Other companies have also issued alerts.
Nestle Purina PetCare Company is voluntarily recalling all sizes and varieties of its ALPO Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food, adding those products to a growing list of pet food tainted with wheat gluten containing the toxic agent melamine, Purina said.
The wet pet food recall that has killed at least 14 animals and sickened hundreds extended into the dry pet food market Friday.
A chemical used in rat poison was found in recalled pet food that has killed several animals and sickened hundreds of others, the food laboratory of New York state and the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University said in a news conference Friday.
More than 95 pet owners have joined a class-action lawsuit against Menu Foods Inc., saying it produced and distributed pet food that might be dangerous, and possibly deadly, to animals.
A Wisconsin pet owner filed a class action law suit Tuesday against Menu Foods Inc., saying it produced and distributed pet food that might be dangerous, and possibly deadly, to animals.
A pet food producer announced Monday that it has beefed up its call center and Web site after a massive recall of its "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food found in 90 private-label store brands linked to pet deaths and illness.
Watching the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, I couldn't help but notice that announcers Lester Holt and David Frei referred to the show dogs as athletes. I have to agree, and not just because pro athletes such as David Eckstein and Nate Robinson are eligible to compete in the Toy group category.
A "Kitty Washing Machine" video on YouTube, depicting a cat in turmoil while undergoing a Pet Spa treatment, is making quite a splash, cracking up some viewers and distressing others.
I have always been around dogs.
An Army dog handler convicted of using his snarling animal to torment Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib told a military jury Tuesday that he wished he had gotten his instructions in writing.
Pets outnumber people in the United States by about 60 million, with furry, feathered and scaly inhabitants numbering about 360 million, according to the pet industry.
Such is life -- police called off the search Thursday for award-winning show dog Bohem C'est La Vie, who bolted from her travel cage at a New York airport after she took a breed award at this week's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
A dog may be man's best friend, but that pup has a price tag. Vet visits and surgery cost dog owners almost $800 and cat owners $500 last year, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.
A two-year investigation into a Colombian heroin ring netted more than 65 pounds of drugs, resulted in the arrests of more than 20 people and saved the lives of some drug-smuggling Labrador retrievers, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday.
One of the nation's largest dog food producers has recalled some of its products in 22 states after receiving reports that they caused death and illness, a company executive said Thursday.
In the best of times and in the worst of times, Americans will spend thousands of dollars to keep their pets alive.
On the flooded streets of New Orleans you can hear the dogs barking for miles. They are trapped -- in houses, on roofs, tied to porches. They are frightened and hungry.
My daughter Julia and I often go to a local pet store to play with the puppies. Usually we see Labs, beagles, maybe a schnauzer and a bunch of Yorkies, all sleeping in a big pile of fluff. Not the ...
Dog breath. Whew!!!
My reaction to the new romantic comedy "Must Love Dogs" is simple: No, I don't.
My daughter Julia and I often go to a local pet store to play with the puppies. Usually we see Labs, beagles, maybe a schnauzer and a bunch of Yorkies, all sleeping in a big pile of fluff.
The police dogs in Northumbria, in the northeast of England, could be among the best-dressed and most tech-savvy canines in the world.
If you're the kind of person who thinks dogs are just OK -- you're not allergic to them and you've never had a traumatic confrontation with one on the sidewalk -- you'll probably find yourself vaguely charmed by the family film "Because of Winn-Dixie."
Can't bear the thought of looking at those sad eyes when leaving your pet at the kennel during vacation? You may not have to leave your four-legged friend behind.
A California biotechnology company has started taking orders for a hypoallergenic cat for pet lovers prone to allergies.
Between massages, yoga classes, daycare, hotels and gourmet meals...pets (yes pets!) are more pampered than ever.
(CNN) -- Forget batteries, microchips and expensive air quality tests. Some experts simply reach for a bag of doggie treats when searching for pesky hidden house molds.
Cleo clings with her tiny pink toenails to her owner's strapless leopard skin print gown. The woman teeters on the dance floor in impossibly high metallic heels.
"Mommy loves you," cooed Charlotte (Kristin Davis) in a recent episode of "Sex and the City." She was not referring to her child, but to her dog, Elizabeth Taylor.
"Mommy loves you," cooed Charlotte (Kristin Davis) in a recent episode of "Sex and the City." She was not referring to her child, but to her dog, Elizabeth Taylor.
The key to household savings is to find out where the money is leaking and try to contain it.
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I'm a normal guy. I like to walk around my neighborhood naming other people's dogs under my breath. I once called a pit bull Mighty Aphrobitey. My wife pegged a poodle Bebe Rebozo. Then there was t...
Jay Hoag is a pretty smart guy. At least that's what his fellow partners at the Palo Alto venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures will tell you. Hoag persuaded them to make investments i...
Miniature-Schnauzer breeders R.L. and Dorothy Spencer of Marshall, Texas, spend their days selling little doggies, but they're also making money in their sleep. In October, they added an online sto...
In the beginning there were books. Then came CDs and videos. Travel vacations, toys, and prescription drugs followed. The latest e-commerce market to hit the Net? Pets. Until now pet owners haven't...
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