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Wednesday December 5, 2012

Porter, a 10-month-old Beardie Cross, behind the wheel. Facebook.com/Drivingdogs hide caption

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VIDEO: No Stupid Pet Trick; In New Zealand, Some Dogs Learn To Drive

December 5, 2012 • Hoping to convince animal lovers that rescue dogs are as smart as any other pets, New Zealand's SPCA has been teaching three canines to do a bit of driving. See the video evidence.

Thursday April 26, 2012

'Bring Andy Home:' Search For Missing Corgi Goes High Tech

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'Bring Andy Home:' Search For Missing Corgi Goes High Tech

April 26, 2012 • Andy and his human companion, Jordina Ghiggeri of Plymouth, Mass., were visiting friends in Westport, Conn., when he got scared by some fireworks on New Year's Eve. He took off for the woods. On the Web and on the street, the search is on.

'Bring Andy Home:' Search For Missing Corgi Goes High Tech

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Friday March 30, 2012

Take Your Dog To The Office And Stress Less

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Take Your Dog To The Office And Stress Less

March 30, 2012 • Do you think you'd be less stressed out if you took your dog to work with you? Science agrees. Employees with dogs were less stressed out than their coworkers, new research finds. But it works only if the dog is polite.

Monday March 26, 2012

Cat And Dog Take Supreme Court Arguments In Stride

March 26, 2012 • A cat on a leash stretched out on the steps outside the Supreme Court while a chihuahua mix with health insurance showed her support for the Obama administration's health care law.

Tuesday February 14, 2012

Pekingese Named Best In Show At Westminster; Out West, A Dog's Star Rises

Malachy the Pekingese was named Best in Show at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York on Tuesday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Pekingese Named Best In Show At Westminster; Out West, A Dog's Star Rises

February 14, 2012 • The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is under way, and dogs are being pampered, brushed and cajoled to walk before the event's judges. And in a competition for canine actors held out West, Martin Scorsese's attempt to rally support for a Hugo star falls short.

Thursday August 4, 2011

Pet Owners Win: Chinese City Relents On Dog Ban

Officials in Jiangmen, China, have cancelled a ban on dogs in urban areas. Here, a man plays with dogs in Shanghai. The city, China's largest, slashed its steep fees for dog registration and set a one-dog per family limit, trying to control a soaring pet population and curb rabies. AP hide caption

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Pet Owners Win: Chinese City Relents On Dog Ban

August 4, 2011 • News of a city's ban on dogs hit media outlets in the U.S. and England Wednesday. Now it seems that the outrage of animal lovers in Jiangmen and elsewhere in China prompted government officials to reconsider the ban, which would have led to the killing of thousands of dogs.

Monday July 18, 2011

The Two-Way

Add Semen To List Of Evidence Dogs Can Sniff Out

July 18, 2011 • There's word from Sweden of a police dog who has been trained to help hunt down sex offenders by sniffing out evidence of semen at crime scenes.

Wednesday February 2, 2011

Dogs Earn More Cred For Sniffing Out Cancer

Panda, a Border Collie sniffer dog, checks out samples at the Dogs Against Cancer and For Life Foundation in Hungary. Barnabas Honeczy/AP hide caption

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Dogs Earn More Cred For Sniffing Out Cancer

February 2, 2011 • In the last five years, dogs of different breeds and ages have shown over and over they can smell cancer on the breath and in tissue samples from cancer patients. But scientists are still unsure about what the dogs are smelling.