A kitchen fire that broke out just before 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve in Ballwin, Mo., left a family of four safe but cost two of their dogs’ lives as crews contained flames to the first-floor kitchen. Read On…
On Christmas Eve, Scott Poore brought hamburgers to 200 shelter dogs at KC Pet Project in Swope Park, Kansas City, marking the 10th year of his annual meal delivery to animals waiting for homes. Read On…
Raja Shehadeh, writer, lawyer and human rights activist, told The New York Times that he believes peace between Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but that achieving it would demand deep, structural change, he said in an interview by David Marchese. Read On…
Naomi Watts portrays a writer who inherits a Great Dane and finds unexpected solace; the film foregrounds a tender human–dog bond shaped by training and emotional honesty. Read On…
At Midnight Mass in 1989 at the Old Mission in Santa Barbara, a priest’s rebuke of “Christmas Catholics” sent two drunk brothers into fits of laughter — a memory the author revisits with specific, sensory detail. Read On…
On Christmas Eve, Scott Poore brought 200 hamburgers to dogs at KC Pet Project's Swope Park location in Kansas City, Mo., continuing a decade-long holiday tradition while the shelter waived adoption fees through Dec. 31. Read On…
Hatchet, a four-year-old yellow Labrador, needed emergency veterinary surgery in Fargo, North Dakota after grass became embedded in his cornea during hunting trips. Owner Natalie Krebs says the dog will heal and was cleared to hunt again. Read On…
A Cheshire dog daycare staged a nativity scene that placed two dogs in holiday roles: Rosie, an English Cocker Spaniel, as the angel, and Woody, a Boston Terrier, as baby Jesus. The display was shared by Instagram user Cheshire Dog Lady, who called it "Not exactly a silent night… but definitely a cute one." Read On…
Rescue organizations on Sunday highlighted 10 animals — eight dogs among them — looking for adopters as the holiday season approaches, naming several by age and temperament and asking communities to help find permanent homes. Read On…
Short videos circulating on social platforms show dogs fixated on Jim Carrey’s Grinch in the film adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, prompting discussion about why certain images and colors capture canine attention. Read On…