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If Your Dog Could Talk, Who Would It Sound Like?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:29 +0000

All dogs bark, but have you ever stopped to think about who your pooch may sound like if it actually could talk? A new survey has found that 35% of owners with female dogs think their pet would sound like Whoopi Goldberg if it had a human voice. A total of 26% with male dogs [...]

Meet Kia, the Amazing Dog Who Survived Being Trapped in Car for a Month

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:16:09 +0000

They say cats have nine lives, but one pooch in Kansas City is proving dogs can more than hold their own. A three-month-old puppy somehow survived after being locked in a car for almost an entire month. The terrier-schnauzer mix managed to get by eating garbage from McDonald’s that was in the vehicle, although there [...]

11 Guilty Pets Who Know What They Did

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:45:51 +0000

There’s nothing surprising about our pets getting into shenanigans when we’re not looking. Sometimes we find the little buggers in the act, and what results is adorably hilarious. But other times, we’re not lucky enough to catch them red-handed, although their guilty expressions totally allude to trouble. Basically, pets are really bad at keeping a [...]

Create a Dog Agility Course in Your Backyard or Garden

Carl Pettit — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:55:31 +0000

Dogs, as the saying goes, are man’s best friend, so it's only right and logical that we might want to spend some quality time with our buds. Walks in the park and tossing the Frisbee on the beach are great, but if you really want to engage the human-canine relationship—and have a really good time while you’re at it—you might want to think about setting up a dog agility course in your backyard or garden.

Lion Cub Gives His Best Roar [VIDEO]

Jen Jacobs — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:57:53 +0000

You’ve seen the part in The Lion King where Simba gives his best roar? Yeah, it’s like that, only a hundred times cuter as this newborn lion cub gives roaring his best shot. This lion cub has a long way to go before he’s King of the Jungle, but man does he try!

Dog With Human Face Available for Adoption

Emerald Catron — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:35:20 +0000

If you’re looking for a pet, but want something that your friends might find slightly disturbing, put down that ferret catalog, because this is the animal for you! Tonik is a Poodle/Shih Tzu mix who somehow got the face of a person. Look at his face. It’s like you simultaneously want to give him a [...]

12 Dogs Who Are Ready for the Super Bowl

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:06:21 +0000

One of the best parts about the Super Bowl is that everyone becomes football fans when it rolls around. It doesn't matter where you're from, whether or not you know what's going on or if you're just watching the game for the commercials (guilty)-- it's just a fun ol' time!

Meet Instagram's Newest Star, Sam the Eyebrow Cat

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:10:16 +0000

We first introduced you to the phenomenon that is dogs with eyebrows a few weeks back. It’s hilarious stuff for the simple reason that animals just don’t belong with human ‘brows. But while they might not belong together, animals sporting little forehead caterpillars is straight up hysterical. That’s why we’re totally excited to share with you [...]

Famous Internet Cats Team Up for Charity

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:51:48 +0000

Let's just admit the internet exists for cats. Not scientific research. Cats. Fortunately for us, 13 of the internet's most famous cats are teaming up ... to raise money for charity. We know -- we were a little concerned it might be a "kill all the humans"-style takeover of Earth too. We're getting off easy this time -- all they want us to do is buy a deck of cards!

10 Poodles With Insane Dye Jobs

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:06:18 +0000

If there's anything cuter than a poodle, it's a poodle in a sweater. Come on, you can't tell us a Pokemon pug isn't totally adorable or a Santa puppy fails to pull on your animal-loving heartstrings. That being said, things are kept fairly tame on our end when it comes to dressing up our dogs, because we don't want to embarrass them too much.

10 Dogs Who Aren't Happy About the Snow

Cameron Simcik — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:15:52 +0000

Snow is one of the greatest inventions of good ol’ Mother Nature. Sure it can be a pain sometimes, but the stuff is also really cool! Take making awesome snowmen, for example. Can you do that with rain? Wind? Sunshine? No, because snow rules. While us humans usually like to frolic in the white stuff, it [...]

Toxic Thanksgiving Foods for Pets

Jen Jacobs — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:03:56 +0000

Yes, we humans love Thanksgiving, but did you know that Thanksgiving can be toxic to our pets? My cat begs for human food, but I spoke with my veterinarian about what I should and shouldn’t feed her and it turns out that turkey is bad for kitty. Any and all meats should be well cooked [...]

Blind Kitty Wins First Ever Cat Video Awards [VIDEO]

Jade — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:00:20 +0000

This made my heart melt today.

The first ever Friskies cat video awards were held in L.A. this week. Yes, there is such a thing now! It's a tribute to all the cute cat videos online.

Underwater Dog Photos Immortalized in New Book

Emerald Catron — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:04:19 +0000

To celebrate the release of one of our favorite blogs-turned-books, 'Underwater Dogs,' here are some pictures that helped bring photographer Seth Casteel such great success. If you love them, you can find more in his book, which is available here and makes for much better conversation than your current coffee table book, 'Our Bodies, Ourselves.'

Letting Your Dog Lick Your Face Can Make You And Your Dog Sick

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:17:41 +0000

Non-dog owners will often cringe when they see a canine take a big lick of human face. And there may be something to their revulsion. According to a new study published in the Archives of Oral Biology dog owners have high rates of a type of dangerous mouth bacteria. Japanese researchers analyzed the plaque of dog owners [...]

The Wanted Show Puppy Love in 'I Found You' Video Shoot

Jessica Sager — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 03:00:04 +0000

If you thought the boys in the Wanted were cute, wait til you see their honorary sixth member! While at their video shoot for 'I Found You,' the British boy band inducted an adorbs pooch named Boris into their group. And from the looks of it, he fits in beautifully!

Open-Minded Dog Nurses Orphaned Kitten Back to Health [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:52:26 +0000

Call it a truce in the age-old rivalry between cats and dogs. An unlikely, compassionate truce. Pat Weber’s grandson found an abondoned kitten, just days old and struggling for breath in a cold corner of the family’s Jordan, Minnesota, barn. So he brought the little furball into their home, worried that it was already dead. [...]

The Best of Dogs Eating Peanut Butter

Cameron Simcik — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:31:54 +0000

Among the list of things we love most in this world, dogs and peanut butter rank toward the top. When the two are combined, it’s impossible not to think we have died and gone to doggy heaven. Think about it: if humans can’t get a grip on avoiding the whole peanut-butter-stuck-on-the-roof-of-our-mouths dilemma, how in the world can we expect a dog to do it? Give a pooch a spoonful of this stuff, and what ensues is straight up entertaining. Check out our favorite web videos of dogs going to town on peanut butter.

Can Having a Pet Make You Healthier and Help Your Finances? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:11:39 +0000

Thanks to the faltering economy, many Americans are opting not to take on the expense of pet ownership — but could they actually be doing themselves more harm than good? Although we collectively own 70 million dogs and 74 million cats, those numbers have dropped rather precipitously in the past six years, likely because of [...]

Support a Local Pet Shelter Today

Ricky Woods — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:49:55 +0000

Don’t lose your best friend! Minnesota School of Business Veterinary Technology students are holding a microchip fundraiser on Saturday, August 11th from 11 AM-2 PM at CMACC (Central MN Animal Care and Control) 1021 S. Benton Drive in Sauk Rapids. They will be offering microchipping for $25(includes registration), Nail trims for $5, tooth brushing for [...]