Americans pony up record $60B keeping pets healthy, happy
Surprisingly, they are buying less pets than in the past
DATE: Mar 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Sue Manning
Dogs take Leap Year to new level
LOS ANGELES – Shayna, a Labrador retriever in Holiday, Florida, had taken the same leap several times and had fun swimming. So she got a running start and sailed over the canal wall, only to...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Climate change does affect pets
LOS ANGELES – Climate change doesn’t just affect habitats for wildlife. It’s also affecting cats and dogs.
Fleas and ticks are getting smaller, but there are more of them, they ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Dog helped turned owner’s life around
LOS ANGELES – Rafael Mantesso turned 30 in an empty Brazilian apartment after divorce left every wall, floor, closet and shelf bare. The only things he had left were his cellphone and a pit ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
House-training troubles? Relax: You’re not alone
LOS ANGELES – If it can happen at the White House, it can happen in any house.
Sunny, the Portuguese water dog who joined fellow first dog Bo and the Obama family in 2013, has hou...
DATE: Jan 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Vets aim to reduce pet stress
LOS ANGELES – Trips to the veterinarian leave Joy so scared, she gets sick.
The black Lab-mix dog shakes and shivers, her heart rate jumps, her blood pressure spikes, her tempera...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Online pets all the rage
Some animals have millions of followers
DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Self-cleaning litter box fuels online pet supply sales
LOS ANGELES – Heather and Bobby Hill found their pot of gold in cat poop. Sales of a litter box that automatically cleans itself have been creeping up for years, but in the past two, they gr...
DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
The ‘Dogist’ blog, book makes dogs look human
LOS ANGELES – Elias Weiss Friedman has photographed thousands of dogs for his blog and book The Dogist. What sets his pictures apart is how human he makes his canines seem.
He ach...
DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Cats, dogs partying like animals
LOS ANGELES – Ugly sweaters aren’t just a Christmas tradition for people. Cats, dogs and even guinea pigs are joining the party.
Zigzilla “Ziggy” and Chopper “Lambchop” got sweat...
DATE: Dec 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Seven mutts become first test-tube puppies in world
LOS ANGELES – A team of veterinarians, scientists and lab workers gathered around a surrogate hound and watched her give birth to seven half-pound puppies, the first dogs ever conceived in a...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
