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Best in Show: Pekingese Becomes America’s Top Dog
Judge Cindy Vogels was asked to choose between a German shepherd, an Irish setter, a Kerry blue terrier, a wire-haired dacshund, a Dalmation, and a Doberman pinscher. The crowd favorite, though, was clear: The stadium roared as she approached the Peke. . -
The accidental poetry of American Kennel Club breed standards
During last year’s Westminster Dog Show, John Swansburg took a closer look at the American Kennel Club’s breed standards, which enumerate the ideal characteristics of each breed in competition. “Part eugenicist’s handbook, part love poem,” the standards reveal as much about their human authors as they do about the dogs they describe. Swansburg’s essay is reprinted below.More » -
Wonder Dog
4 Paws for Ability, an agency in Xenia, Ohio, trains service dogs that will live with children who have disabilities.. . -
Uggie deserves to go trotting up the red carpet on Hollywood’s Oscar night
This week The Artist was nominated in almost every Oscar category, but for many fans of the silent black-and-white film, however, 10 nominations are still not enough. Where, exactly, is the nomination for “best animal in a supporting role”? Of course, Jean Dujardin is brilliant as a fading star of the silent era. Bérénice Bejo dazzles as an emerging starlet of the talkies. And I’m sure the Academy knows what it’s doing by nominating both the cinematography and the art direction (whatever the difference might be). But for Uggie, the adorable Jack Russell terrier who steals the show as Dujardin’s best friend – playing dead, walking on his hind legs, burying his head in his paws and (look away now if you haven’t seen it) saving his master’s life – there is nothing.More » -
Chipotle Understands When Your Dog Eats Your Gift Card
John's greyhound has no patience. If the dog had waited just a little while, the Chipotle gift card in a paper sleeve that his fiancée left on the kitchen table would have been magically transformed into food. But dogs don't think that way, and this dog really, really likes to chew up paper. And so the $50 gift card was destroyed.More » -
Tear Jerker – Kayaker Rescues Dog Swimming In Gulf Of Mexico
A 53-year-old Sarasota Florida woman was struck and killed while walking her dog on Saturday. 22-year-old Blake Talman was speeding away from another accident when he lost control of his car and slammed into Donna Chen and her dog. Barney the dog ran away apparently shocked by the accident. The dog jumped into the Gulf of Mexico and started swimming.More » -
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