Sorry Cat people...
Dog owners are half as likely to develop a disability in older age

Older adults who own a dog have a much lower risk of cognitive and physical disabilities, but those who own a cat don’t have the same benefit.

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Due to all the encouraged/enforced daily dog walking?...


Seriously:

Good daily exercise is a life saver!!

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See new freedom: Mageia Linux
Take a look for yourself: Linux Format
The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3)

Pet dogs really do grieve the deaths of other dogs they live with.

Nearly all dogs that lose a "companion" dog from the same household show behaviours like going off their food and seeking more human attention

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Seen all too often which is why I only ever have 1 at a time.

Cheers.

Dogs know exactly what they’re doing when they give you the ‘puppy eyes’

The centuries-old bond between people and dogs has shaped canine evolution—from barking to adorable expressions.

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Louisville resident adopts 'rescue pit bull'

This time last year, Arlo was one of almost 90 dogs involved in a dog fighting ring in New York.

"People should throw the stigma out the window," Seale said. "If you're going to own any dog really, you need to take into consideration the breed and the instincts and the drive of the animal. As far as them being bad animals naturally, that's just not true at all."

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World’s tallest dog confirmed as Zeus the Great Dane

Zeus, a two-year-old grey and brown American Great Dane from Bedford, Texas, USA, has broken a "paw-some" record.

Standing at 1.046 metres (3 ft 5.18 in), the gentle giant has been confirmed as the tallest dog living (male) in the world.

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That's a tall tale.

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This dog owner spent $400 to find out why his dog was limping only to learn he was copying him out of sympathy.

Spelunkers in Perry County, Mo. find missing dog in cave
From different, behind paywall, site


Abby is recovering from her ordeal nicely and has become more steady on her feet, said her owner, Jeff Bohnert, shown here with her four days after the rescue.

O’Hare Airport’s Beagles Are The Best In The Biz At Sniffing Out Illegal Food

Bettie’s a dog with a job at O’Hare Airport — a cute and cuddly authority who sniffs out people illegally bringing produce and animal products to the United States.

It’s a key job at O’Hare, one of the busiest airports in the world. And Bettie’s one of the best: She’s helped officials make more than 3,500 seizures since July 2021, the second-most among airport K9s in the United States, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

... Her payment? Lots of cookies.

Prison Break...
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1567248144638906368

ROFL

Cheers.

My dog companion of the last two years passed away last week. She was a nine year old Australian Shepherd that I adopted from a pet rescue organization here in central Florida. She was the best behaved dog I have ever had. Her previous owner had recently died leaving Savannah and two other pets behind. [/img]

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

I'm sorry to hear that Bob. :-(

How bizarre. :-O

A Japanese man who spent more than $20,000 to become a dog has taken his first walk and made some canine friends.


Cheers.

Trans dog!

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You just can't keep a good working dog down.

Injured farm dog becomes TikTok sensation after rounding up sheep from wheelchair.

Cheers.

Faithful even after the end.

A ‘hero’ dog has been found next to the body of his elderly owner who went missing while hiking in the US two months ago.

A US hiker who went missing in August was found dead last month on a rugged peak in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, — but his jack russell terrier miraculously survived, and stayed perched next to his deceased owner’s body for months.

Rich Moore, 71, of Pagosa Spring, Colorado, had been hiking up the 12,500-foot mountain on August 19, but never returned home, according to Fox News.

Search-and-rescue crews dropped in by helicopter and combed through the forests just below the peak, then moved toward the trailhead, where they found his car, the outlet reported.

But they couldn’t find the man — even though they spent more than 2,000 hours searching for him, reports said.

That was until about two weeks ago, on October 30, when a hunter stumbled across Mr Moore’s corpse more than two miles east of the summit — along with his jack russell terrier, Finny, the New York Postreports.

Somehow, Finny had survived for more than two months in the wilderness — and didn’t leave his owner’s side......

Golden retriever puppy born with green fur is now in the viral limelight, named Shamrock