Owning a dog could help you live longer, study suggests

A University of Toronto study published Tuesday found that dog ownership is associated with a lower risk of death over the long term. 

$8K reward offered for information in ‘heinous’ case of beagle found skinned alive

An $8,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrest in what the Humane Society of the U.S. called a “heinous” case involving a female beagle being skinned alive in southwest Missouri. 

Dog steals owner's dentures, gets hilarious new smile

Eunice and Maggie live with her parents and her father wears dentures. One afternoon while he was sleeping, he took his dentures out and placed them next to the couch. At some point during his slumber, Maggie grabbed the dentures and began playing with them. 

Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Reserve kicks off annual 'Fat Bear Week'

Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Reserve has announced the bracket for its fifth annual “Fattest Bear” of Brooks River competition, which will honor one of the park’s largest bears with the hefty title.

‘I’ve created a monster’: Labradoodle inventor calls the breed his ‘big regret’

If you are the owner of the very popular and adorable labradoodle breed, you might be thinking that bringing this lovable pooch into your home was a great idea. But the actual man who invented the dog nearly 30 years ago calls the breed his “big regret.”

Dog that lived at shelter for more than 400 days finally gets adopted after human moves in

A Kansas dog who has lived in an animal shelter for more than a year was finally adopted on Tuesday, a week after a man moved into the shelter to try and help find the dog a home.

'I never lost hope': Washington woman quits job, searches 57 days to find missing dog

After quitting her job, a Washington woman’s 57-day search for her missing dog ended in tears of happiness when they were finally reunited in a Montana subdivision.

Video: Bobo, a once-lost dog, is ecstatic when finding owner

When Anthony lost his dog Bobo, it was with the help of friends and the Memphis (Tennessee) Animal Services that the two were able to have an ecstatic, heartfelt reunion on September 12.

Germany's first-ever panda cub twins thriving at Berlin Zoo

Germany is celebrating the births of giant panda cubs at the Berlin Zoo -- the first time the species has been born in the country.

Gainesville firefighters rescue dog trapped under rubble in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian

A dog that was trapped underneath debris in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian devastated the island nation has been rescued thanks to a group of Florida firefighters. 

Police investigate after dog may have eaten marijuana at North Texas dog park

After getting reports that a dog had eaten marijuana at a dog park, Flower Mound police said they searched the park, but didn’t find any marijuana.