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Labradoodle Fans, Relax: Obamas Still Undecided

First Lady's dog vote just one of four: rep

Feb 26, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - It seems Michelle Obama was using the media to influence household politics when she announced her dog choice, the Los Angeles Times reports. “They have not selected a breed,” her press secretary insists. “Mrs. Obama likes the Portuguese water dog, but she is only one of four... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • dog • President Obama • Obama family • labradoodle • Portuguese water hound • First Dog

Helmsley Cash Doesn't Have
to Go to Dogs

Judge nixes late
Queen of Mean's
mission statement

Feb 26, 09 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Leona Helmsley's fortune won't be going exclusively to canine charities after all, the New York Times reports. A judge decided yesterday that the famously prickly late hotelier's instruction in her will that all of her $8 billion go toward helping dogs was not binding, clearing the way for the trustees... More »

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will • charity • Humane Society • Leona Helmsley • dog • charitable trust

(Newser) - After a wait that felt almost as long as the presidential campaign, the Obamas have decided to adopt a Portuguese water dog, People reports. Her daughters can hardly wait, Michelle Obama said. “So Sasha says, 'April 1st.' I said, 'April.' She says, 'April 1st.' It's,... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • first families • dog • spring break • Obama administration • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family • Portuguese water hound

(Newser) - The latest video to hit the spot with YouTube fans is footage of a bike-riding Dalmatian in Japan, reports the Telegraph. The dog appears to pedal down the street on a small bike with training wheels, stunning pedestrians. The video has garnered hundreds of thousands of hits, with one viewer... More »

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pets • YouTube • video • bikes • viral video • stunts • dog • dog tricks

(Newser) - Dog owners who try to tame their pets by acting aggressive themselves will only make matters worse, LiveScience reports. A new study in Applied Animal Behavior Science presents sobering news for advocates of tough love. Those who hit, kick, growl at, or confront their dogs in similar ways are more... More »

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canine behavior • scientific study • dog • aggression • dog training • dominance

(Newser) - Loki, the Chihuahua who figured prominently in Mickey Rourke’s Golden Globe acceptance speech, died Monday, E! Online reports. The 18-year-old dog accompanied Rourke on the red carpet at the awards. The Oscar-nominated actor is very attached to his canine friends. “Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all... More »

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death • award show • actor • dog • chihuahua • canines • Mickey Rourke • Loki

(AP) - An old Sussex spaniel taught dogdom a new trick. At 10, Stump became the oldest best-in-show winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club tonight. A nearly full crowd at Madison Square Garden cheered loudly when judge Sari Tietjen pointed to the new champion. Perhaps the fans knew Stump's back story—... More »

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competition • Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show • dog

Economy Takes Chomp Out of America's Top Dog Show

Westminster Kennel Club show empties out as economy goes to the dogs

Feb 10, 09 2:34 AM CST
(Newser) - America's top dog will be crowned at the 133rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Manhattan tonight but the rough economy has thinned out the pack, reports AP. At $75 per entry, the event fell 14 pooches short of its usual 2,500 competitors. Human onlookers were also fewer than... More »

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recession • PETA • Madison Square Garden • Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show • poodle • dog

Baby Killed by
Grandma's Dogs

Infant's death renews calls for tougher laws

Feb 8, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A sleeping infant was killed by his grandmother’s two dogs yesterday, the Times of London reports. “The grandmother was screaming, ‘The baby is dead!’” said one neighbor, who witnessed a "severe injury" to the baby's neck. Another speculated the dogs were jealous of the... More »

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United Kingdom • attack • dog • mauling

Black Wolves Got Color
From Domestic Dogs

Black fur proof of dog legacy

Feb 6, 09 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have found the genes of dogs in some North American wolves, linked to interbreeding some 15,000 years ago, reports Wired. The black fur of some forest-dwelling wolves is the result of the long-ago matings with dogs, likely kept as companions by American Indians. The dalliances may have strengthened... More »

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Stanford University • dog • wolves • Tovi Anderson • Yellowstone National Park • Bering Land Bridge • University of Calgary • Paul Paquet

Sniffing for Coke Blamed in Police Dog's Death

Vet believes years of police work doomed dog to nasal cancer

Jan 28, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A police dog's owner believes his years of sniffing drugs cost him his life, the New York Daily News reports. Max, a springer spaniel, spent 7 years helping British police bust drug offenders but had to be put down last week after developing an aggressive tumor in his nose. His... More »

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drugs • cocaine • Britain • dog • customs

Depressed Pet Mauls Former French Prez

Pills can't keep Maltese from attacking Chirac 'for no apparent reason'

Jan 22, 09 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Former French President Jacques Chirac is recovering after his depressed poodle mauled him, the Daily Mail reports. Sumo, a white Maltese, takes anti-depressants and is prone to making “vicious, unprovoked attacks,” said Bernadette Chirac, who wouldn’t say where her 76-year-old husband had been bitten. “The dog... More »

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pets • depression • Jacques Chirac • France • animal attack • poodle • dog

 Lab Is Top US Dog, 
 18 Years and Counting   

Yorkshire terrier is second; bulldog now at No. 8 and gaining fast

Jan 21, 09 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obamas’ pup could change things, but for now the playful Labrador retriever remains America’s most popular purebred, the American Kennel Club calculates. It's the Lab’s 18th consecutive year as king; the Yorkshire terrier and German shepherd are second and third, Reuters reports. Bulldogs moved up two spots,... More »

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Barack Obama • America • culture • German shepherd • bulldog • Labrador Retriever • dog • trend • President Obama • purebred • Yorkshire terrier

Smelly Pooch Clan Must Go: O'Brien

'Outrageous' CNN reporter wants tenants evicted from NY loft

Jan 19, 09 5:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Man’s best friend has an enemy in Soledad O’Brien, the New York Post reports. The CNN correspondent and other members of her building’s co-op board are trying to evict a family from their Manhattan loft because of their pooch. “She told me at a shareholder’s... More »

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New York • CNN • Chelsea • dog

Cute Dog Craze Yields Dumber, Weaker Breeds

Shift from function
to fashion impairs
dog brains: study

Jan 19, 09 5:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Humans' quest for beautiful, quirky "leash candy" is making man's best friend dumber, weaker, and more introverted, reports the Times of London. Bred less and less to be hunters, guard dogs, and herders, current breeds can do little more than look pretty, a Swedish study of dog behavior has... More »

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breeding • study • dog • inbreeding • dog breeders • animal intelligence

movie review



 Hotel for Dogs 
 a Tail-Wagger 

A 'pleasant,' if not ground-breaking, film

Jan 16, 09 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - For what it is—a family flick about smart kids running a secret dog inn—Hotel for Dogs is actually an enjoyable film, critics say. There’s “lots of sneaking around, very cool gadgets, excellent stunts and some clever kids,” writes Betsy Sharkey in the Los Angeles Times.... More »

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film • movie review • dog

 Shelters Hold Pet 
 Free-for-All Jan. 24 

Campaign aims to find 3,000 animals a home

Jan 14, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Pet shelters across the nation are urging Americans to get on the Obama bandwagon and adopt a pet; as an added incentive, they're dropping regular fee for the first 10 adoptions at each of 300 participating shelters Jan. 24, USA Today reports. Fees for the 3,000 pets will be... More »

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pets • adoption • recession • dog • cat • animal shelters

 Poll: Nation 
 Prefers a Mutt 
 for Obamas 

43% want first family to get pooch from shelter

Jan 14, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - A majority of Americans think the First Family should adopt a mutt, according to an AP poll. While the nation’s pet-less are split on the issue, pet owners, who represent 60% of the population, went 2-1 in favor of a mixed breed. That may not be enough to sway... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • dog • opinion polls • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • labradoodle • Portuguese water hound

OPINION

 Dog Tale 
 Unleashes 
 Backlash 

Marley & Me is 'toxic hazard,' critics charge

Jan 7, 09 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - The most popular movie in the country has an enemy at the Los Angeles Times. TV critic Scott Collins says Marley & Me "represents a toxic hazard to dog owners as well as anyone who ever comes near a dog—basically everyone, in other words." Collins reminds... More »

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pets • entertainment • film • death • dog • movies • Cesar Millan • Dog Whisperer • Marley & Me • dog training

 Disabled Bite Back 
 Over Animal Guides 

Some suspect animal owners of abusing of special privileges

Jan 4, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Miniature horses trek through supermarkets and monkeys queue up at restaurant buffets these days—all to guide the blind, the disabled, and the anxiety-ridden, Rebecca Skloot writes in the New York Times Magazine. But the increasing prevalence of wild and farm service animals among the civilized is reigniting the debate... More »

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disability • horse • parrot • psychiatric disorders • dog • animal • Americans With Disabilities Act • disability rights

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