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obituary

 Taco Bell 
 Chihuahua 
 Dies at 15 

Gidget charmed viewers in ads for chain

Jul 22, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gidget, the iconic chihuahua of Taco Bell ads, died of a stroke last night at 15, her trainer tells People. “She made so many people happy,” Sue Chipperton says. Largely retired, the canine spent most of her time basking in the sun and appearing in photo shoots, where... More »

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advertising • Taco Bell • obituary • dog • chihuahua

 Gadget Translates 
 'Woof' into 
 Words 

Japanese toymaker debuts dog translator next month

Jul 20, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder what your dog is thinking? The “Bowlingual Voice” from Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy claims to be able to tell you just that, the Telegraph reports. The device is made up of a microphone and transmitter on the collar that categorizes the dog’s utterances into one of... More »

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weird • Japan • canine behavior • invention • dog • gadget • canines

(Newser) - A good-hearted pet lover paid $4,000 to outbid a Coney Island operator to save a five-legged puppy from life in a freak show, reports the New York Daily News. North Carolinian Allyson Siegel, 45, called the owner of the Chihuahua terrier mix when she learned the puppy would be... More »

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New York City • Coney Island • puppy • Man's best friend • dog • pet owners • freak show • Allyson Siegel

SLIDESHOW

 Surf's Up for Rover, Too 

Pooches put down the bone and ride the waves

Jul 18, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - See spot run—not to catch a Frisbee, but to ride waves on a California beach. Surfing pooches are the latest trend in Southern California, where sunny skies and golden beaches gave birth to '60s surf culture, NPR reports. Dogs can take surfing classes and even enter surfing competitions. “... More »

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California • beach • surfing • waves • dog • dog tricks

(Newser) - Coffee, tea, or dog biscuits? That's what travelers hoped to hear on the inaugural flight yesterday of Pet Airways, a brand new airline catering to what execs refer to as "pawsengers." The first-ever all-pet airline, launched by US husband-and-wife team Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel, transports up to... More »

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airline • airplane • dog • cat • flying • Pet Airways

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse cried tears of joy in a London airport as she returned to England today after 8 months on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, the Daily Mail reports. “She’s really happy to be back and can't wait to catch up with family and friends,”... More »

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entertainment • United Kingdom • England • addiction • vacation • repatriation • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • dog

Dogs Trained to Heal Iraq Vets' Mental Scars

'Psychiatric service' pooches respond to PTSD sufferers' needs

Jul 11, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The golden retriever nuzzles his master as though he wants a treat, trots into the kitchen, and waits patiently. His master walks over and, under the pet’s watchful gaze, takes a series of pills. The dog wags his tail with approval. He is a psychiatric-service dog, part of a... More »

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veterans • PTSD • dog • Iraq veterans • post-traumatic stress disorder • dog training • guide dog

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Flea-Ridden Resort 
 to Winehouse: 
 No More Dogs! 

Plus, Marilyn Manson grosses us all out some more

Jun 30, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is bringing fleas to St. Lucia. Her swanky resort quarters had to be fumigated thanks to the “five or six” stray dogs she’s adopted, a source tells the Sun, and management banned her from rescuing any more animals. Elsewhere:
  • The latest in a series of
... More »

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entertainment • The Sopranos • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Sopranos • Desperate Housewives • fleas • Sacha Baron Cohen • dog • Marilyn Manson • celebrity engagements • Bruno • Melissa Rycroft • Lady Gaga • Drea de Matteo • Pauly Shore

(AP) - He may not look like much, but boxer-mix Pabst dug up $1,600 for his owner by winning the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest. Rescued from an animal shelter by Californian Miles Egstad, Pabst and his remarkable looks—a pronounced under-bite, crumpled face, and floppy ears—took first prize in... More »

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dog • ugly • women's issues

(Newser) - Tomorrow being Take Your Dog to Work Day, People Pets weighs in on what NOT to do if you want bring Fido back to your cubicle next year. Don’t:
  • ... bring a stinky dog. “Hygiene needs to be a top priority,” says a Humane Society
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cubicle • office workers • dog • Dog Whisperer • Take Your Dog to Work Day

Oklahoman Skinned Puppy
for Belt: Cops

'6- or 7-week-old defenseless' dog was gift from ex-lover

Jun 20, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oklahoma authorities say a woman had her puppy murdered to make a belt from its hide, the Oklahoman reports. Krystal Lynn Lewis, 23, allegedly hired a friend to kill her Jack Russell terrier. Police say he shot the dog 10 times with a .22-caliber pistol. “We're talking about a... More »

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animal cruelty • puppy • Oklahoma • dog

 Slaughter of 37K Dogs 
 Outrages Chinese 

Angry response to slaughter highlights shifting attitude towards animal welfare

Jun 18, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The slaughter of 37,000 dogs, both strays and pets, in a city in eastern China has outraged the country's growing ranks of animal lovers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dog ownership has become more widespread as China becomes wealthier, and the Hanzhong cull, ordered in response to a rabies... More »

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China • animal cruelty • dog • cull • rabies

(Newser) - The owner of hero 9/11 sniffer dog Trakr has been presented with four new bouncing baby ... Trakrs, reports TMZ. The four black puppies with piercing blue eyes are all clones of their hero pop. Just in time, too—the original Trakr died in April at the age of 15. He... More »

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science • rescue dogs • German shepherd • Man's best friend • dog • cloned pets • clone • 9/11 attacks • BioArts International • Trakr

(Newser) - You can tell when Rover’s misbehaved by that guilty look on his face, right? Ruff—er, wrong, researchers say. If owners believed their dogs had misbehaved, they projected that famed "guilty" expression onto the animals’ faces regardless of whether any rule-breaking had happened, a new study says. Any... More »

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research • guilty • scientific study • dog • Barnard College

 UK Military Seeks 
 Canine Recruits 

Vets told to find dogs for service

Jun 10, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Short on canine recruits, Britain’s military has launched an effort to recharge the ranks, the Guardian reports. “Your country needs your dog,” the Ministry of Defence campaign proclaims, seeking German or Belgian shepherds, English springers, and Labradors in particular. The military typically gets dogs from shelters and... More »

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British military • military recruits • dog • animal • guard dog



 5-Year-Old 
 Russian Girl 
 Raised by 
 Cats, Dogs 

Russian, 5, was locked in unheated flat with animals

May 27, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russian police have removed a feral girl from the home where she was raised by cats and dogs, the Times of London reports. Natasha, 5, who mimics the animals rather than speaking, has never been outside her family's unheated apartment. Her grandparents and father also lived there, but she had... More »

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Russia • crime • Siberia • child abuse • dog • child • cats • Mowgli Syndrome • feral child

 Dog Adopts 
 Tiger Cub at 
 German Zoo 

Mom rejected cub after delivery last weekend

May 20, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tiger cub rejected by its mother shortly after birth last weekend is on its second canine mom. A dachshund belonging to the zookeepers adopted the spurned cub but later died. Now the dog's daughter, Bessi, is raising the infant she "fell in love" with, a rep for Germany's... More »

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Germany • zoo • tiger cub • dog • dachshund • Bessi

K9 Who Bolted Thunder Rumble
Is Reunited
With Partner

Chicago police dog
ran off 4 days ago

May 18, 09 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Chicago police dog is back home after disappearing four days ago amid a thunderstorm, the Chicago Tribune reports. A man spotted Bear, dirty but unharmed, near a cemetery yesterday. The 2-year-old German shepherd was likely hunting small animals in nearby woods, said his relieved partner, who has been chasing... More »

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Chicago • canine units • missing dog • dog • Chicago police

They Don't
Call Him Fido
for Nothing

Dogs are ethical, full
of natural goodness, scientist says

May 16, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science is finally catching up to what dog owners have known all along: Canines are ethical. After thousands of hours studying dogs—once dismissed as "furry automatons," an author said—animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff concluded that they possess the capacity for empathy and compassion, the hallmarks of morality.... More »

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animal behavior • human • canine behavior • empathy • Harvard • emotion • dog • human nature • canines • morality

 Biden: Bo 
 Don't Know 
 Nothin' Like 
 MY Dog 

Veep disses his boss's dog in chat with fifth-graders

May 12, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden may have once again strayed off-message in a question-and-answer session with some Syracuse fifth-graders yesterday, the Post-Standard reports. Asked if he had ever petted a dog, Biden told the kids he had a dog of his own—and that his German shepherd didn't play second fiddle... More »

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pets • Joe Biden • vice president • gaffe • dog • President Obama • Portuguese water hound • Bo Obama

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