University of Pennsylvania Police Officer and K9 Uman, a black Labrador retriever trained in explosives detection, conducting a package search during a routine training exercise. Wise K9 Photography hide caption
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Three-year-old Winston was the best-in-show winner at the 2022 National Dog Show. Steve Donahue/National Dog Show hide caption
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A canine psychologist with a new puppy explores 'how dogs become themselves'
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A canine psychologist with a new puppy explores 'how dogs become themselves'
Tuesday
Humane Society Naples CEO Sarah Baeckler (center holding crate) helps load cats aboard a plane in Naples, Fla., on Monday. The group is getting ready for "an influx of surrendered animals" from Hurricane Ian, she says. Scott Neuman/NPR hide caption
Hurricane Ian's havoc is forcing some Florida families to give up the family pet
Wednesday
Eebbers, an 11-year-old explosive detection canine, has retired after nearly a decade of service. Transportation Security Administration hide caption
Friday
A screenshot of a map showing case counts of COVID-19 reported in different animal species, part of an interactive COVID data tracking dashboard rendered by Complexity Science Hub Vienna. The drawings represent the type of animal, including both domestic and wild; the size of the bubbles reflects the number of cases in each locale. Complexity Science Hub Vienna/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Thursday
These canines are some of the nearly 500 beagles that Homeward Trails Animal Rescue collected earlier this year from an Envigo research facility in Virginia. Now Homeward Trails is taking in additional beagles from Envigo, which bred the dogs for pharmaceutical research, after a federal judge ordered thousands of remaining dogs to be released. Homeward Trails Animal Rescue hide caption
Friday
Ted Kubacki gets a lick from the family golden retriever, Lulu, outside their house after being reunited in Sitka, Alaska, on Thursday. The elderly, blind dog who had been missing three weeks, was found on Tuesday by a construction crew. Behind Kubacki is his wife, Rebecca, and their children Ella, Viola, Star, Lazaria and Olive. James Poulson/The Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP hide caption
Wednesday
Working Dogs for Conservation trainer Michele Vasquez clips a vest onto Charlie, a Labrador retriever, to let him know he's working. Dogs like Charlie will help sniff out chronic wasting disease in deer and elk scat. They will also help find mink and otter droppings that can be tested for toxic substances near illegal dumpsites. Aaron Bolton/Kaiser Health News hide caption
Thursday
Trumpet, a bloodhound, competes for best in show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y. Trumpet won the title. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption
Wednesday
K-9 Officer Teddy Santos watches Huntah as she checks a classroom at Freetown Elementary School. If she detects COVID, she will sit. Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption
'Smell Ya Later, COVID!' How Dogs Are Helping Schools Stay COVID-free
Thursday
Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Huntah the dog after she finishes checking a classroom. Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption
Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts
Sunday
Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs
Thursday
Green the Chow Chow sits in the grooming area at the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at The Piers on February 12, 2018 in New York City. The show is scheduled to see 2,882 dogs from all 50 states take part in this year's competition. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Eva relaxes in a puddle in 2020. Erin Wilson hide caption