Did burglar run over dog during getaway?
Police in Tampa are considering filing animal cruelty charges against a 23-year-old Tampa man accused of breaking into a home and apparently running over the owner’s dog during his getaway. Jerome...
View ArticleDog House: A Love Story
“Dog House” isn’t a book about a dog; it’s a book about a lifetime of them — about the love we seek, the missteps we take and, at last, making that perfect, or almost perfect, canine connection. Carol...
View ArticleDog amputates his diabetic master’s toe
Kiko the terrier not only detected his master’s diabetes, he went so far as to perform surgery — chewing off his owner’s toe, and possibly saving his life. The Jack Russell terrier apparently sensed an...
View ArticlePetie makes it back home to Tennessee
Petie, the Jack Russell terrier who disappeared from his back yard in Tennessee in July, and turned up in Michigan last week, has been reunited with his 73-year-old owner. A Michigan Humane Society...
View ArticleAnd the Golden Collars go to …
Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who wowed crowds with his performance in “The Artist,” received top honors at the first annual Golden Collar Awards in Hollywood last night. Other winners included...
View ArticleA roundabout route to a forever home
A Jack Russell terrier headed for Maine got lost in New Jersey, spent 10 days wandering in the woods, was found and returned to North Carolina, and is now destined to go back to New Jersey. It’s a...
View ArticleThe boxer and the Jack Russell terrier
Every boxer — and we’re speaking here of the human kind who puts on gloves and climbs into a ring — needs a trainer. Manny Pacquiao needs a terrier. “He’s part of my team,” the World Boxing...
View ArticleUggie cements his place in history
Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who co-starred in the Oscar-winning movie, ”The Artist,” became the first dog to sink his paws into cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. In a ceremony yesterday...
View ArticleAnother deadly treat: Toxic toads
In recent weeks, we’ve cautioned you about dangers posed to your dogs by wild mushrooms. We’ve pointed out that medical marijuana is proving increasingly hazardous to them, too. We haven’t warned you...
View ArticlePoisoned terrier dug up from grave in France
Poisoned and buried alive, a Jack Russell terrier was unearthed in France by a man who saw the ground moving and ran to get a shovel. Firefighters rushed the dog — named Ethan — to an animal hospital,...
View ArticleMan rescues dog, then wife, after boat crash
When his yacht crashed into a reef off the coast of South Africa, Graham Anley rescued his Jack Russell terrier, making sure she got safely to shore. Then he went back for his wife. Probably, there...
View ArticleBen’s 4th annual doggie cruise is Friday
Ben — a Jack Russell terrier rescued from a puppy mill — will be hosting his fourth annual cruise this Friday. One of 300 dogs freed and re-homed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund in a North Carolina...
View ArticleWoman charged with slitting throat of dog
A Pennsylvania woman was charged with animal cruelty and a weapons offense after she slit a dog’s throat Sunday night during an argument with her fiancé at his family’s home in Union Beach, N.J.,...
View ArticleDog leads cops to his hidden master
A German man on the run from police was arrested after his Jack Russell terrier gave away his hiding place, authorities said on Monday. When police called at the 52-year-old man’s home near Cologne in...
View ArticleNew stamps will feature once homeless pets
On April 30, the Postal Service will issue a 44–cent, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamp series. With the 10 stamp designs — five cats and five dogs — the U.S. Postal Service hopes to raise...
View ArticleDid burglar run over dog during getaway?
Police in Tampa are considering filing animal cruelty charges against a 23-year-old Tampa man accused of breaking into a home and apparently running over the owner’s dog during his getaway. Jerome...
View ArticleDog who went to the vet for teeth cleaning gets unnecessary spay surgery instead
A Jack Russell terrier who was taken to a Utah vet to get her teeth cleaned ended up getting what would have been spay surgery — had she not already been spayed. “Somewhere along the line maybe we made...
View ArticleUggie, star of “The Artist,” dies at 13
Uggie, the dog who captured hearts in his starring role in the 2011 Oscar-winning film “The Artist,” has died at 13. The Jack Russell terrier was put down Aug. 7 in Los Angeles after battling prostate...
View ArticleBut where does she keep her poop bags?
Who says a Jack Russell terrier can’t stop traffic? In this ad, a Jack Russell on his morning walk manages to turn heads, and even cause a traffic accident, as he trots down the sidewalks and streets...
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