A Japanese floppy-eared beagle with paw-feet yoga skills has set the world record for the “fastest 10 meters traveled on a ball by a dog.” Purin (the Japanese term for “pudding”), a ten-year-old female, nimbly maneuvered an inflatable training fit ball over a distance of 10 meters in 11.9 seconds to set a new world…
The family of a Bethel, Connecticut family was awoken at 3:30 a.m. by their normally calm dog, Jasper. They had no idea that the small dog was about to become a major hero, saving the lives of a family sleeping peacefully next door. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Jasper, a 4-year-old Dachshund who…
The phrases “sit,” “fetch,” and “turn over” aren’t the end of one incredible dog’s vocabulary; they’re just the beginning. Chaser, a six-year-old female border collie, has been taught to understand over 1,000 words and simple sentences by her owner. John Pilley, Chaser’s owner, has spent years training and evaluating her intelligence. The 82-year-old psychology professor…
Sissy, a Miniature Schnauzer, accomplished something incredible: she traveled 20 blocks alone to visit her owner in the hospital. As it turned out, the dog had no idea where her owner was. There’s no way of knowing unless you go by the scent in the air, those intriguing Mom molecules that drew the dog out…
Dogs can be great surrogate parents. If you have any doubts, simply go online and look up stories of dogs who have willingly taken in and raised abandoned baby animals of all species as their own. And the fact that dogs do this so frequently makes us so pleased and only serves to confirm the…