dogs

According to Banfield Pet Hospital’s list of the top 25 dog names of 2011, some timeless dog monikers, like “Ginger,” “Sadie,” “Coco” and “Max,” are still very much in use. But other names on the list may be somewhat more unfamiliar.

We’ve all made the assumptions about a person based on whether they own a cat or a dog. But do these stereotypes have any basis in real life? The folks at Hunch.com set out to answer that question by polling nearly 200,000 pet owners on whether they have a cat or a dog and then crossing that information with general lifestyle question the respondents also answered. Read on for the results of the s

A dog in China has been trained by his owner to go to local stores with a shopping list and then bring groceries home. When he does get back, the pup is justly rewarded with tasty treats like sausages and ice cream. A dog who is cute and runs errands? Where do we get one of those? All ours does is sleep and watch Animal Planet. Check out a pooch who earns his keep below.

Dogs and cats may be in a perpetual cycle of conflict, but when it comes to who the public loves more, dogs take home the win. According to a survey by Harris Interactive, 69 percent of all pet owners have a dog, trumping the 51 percent who have a cat.

It’s cold and flu season again. While that means many people will be getting flu shots, there’s one member of the family you may not realize needs one too: your dog. The H3N8 virus, identified in 2004 and commonly known as “dog flu,” has sickened thousands of dogs in 38 states. Currently there are outbreaks in the New York metropolitan area and near San Antonio, Texas, with other states like Penns

Is there anything more adorable than a dog greeting its owner? How about a dog greeting its owner after they return home from military deployment? We dare you to watch this supercut of lovable pooches welcoming their owners home from military service and not get choked up.

One morning in July, John Benton’s pit bull Titan began acting strange, and wouldn’t let Benton leave the house to go to work. Benton eventually followed the pooch’s lead to his upstairs bedroom where he found his wife Gloria, who had just suffered a brain aneurysm, laying on the floor and bleeding from a fractured skull.

This boxer took on a porcupine. Now the poor pooch is wearing the pointy results of that battle all over his face and body as he heads to the vet. Ouch!

Three talented pups square off in the finals of a dog trick competition on ‘Good Morning America.’ Our vote goes to Gabe the bulldog. After all, nothing beats a pooch on a rocking horse.

By nudging a tennis ball down a flight of stairs — and then beating the ball to the bottom — a very clever Jack Russell terrier named Sid has figured out a way to play fetch with himself.

Most dogs fetch bones or sticks, but Buffy, a black lab, can fetch another dog named Benson. When the owner says, “Go fetch Benson,” Buffy proceeds to rush enthusiastically to the other lab’s side and pull him back home by the collar. This is actually a very practical skill, since Benson is deaf and wouldn’t know when to come inside otherwise.

Ever wonder what a dog would say if it could speak? Turns out, it’s nothing less than what you’d expect from man’s best friend.