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Have You Ever Met a Dog Who Is Terrified of Leashes?

Virgil and Morgan had their tails cut off as puppies. I'm helping them learn to trust people again.

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A Version of "Lost" We Really Don't Like: Dog Marooned on an Island in Santa Cruz for a Month

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"This dog was literally starving to death on the island, and now he has a second chance at life."
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Adorableness in Motion: We Hosted a Muttville Senior Adoption Event at Dogster HQ

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We fell in love with the cute older dogs -- and San Francisco did, too.
Boneheads

"Bonehead" Is Too Good a Name for Whoever Chemically Burned the Number 300 on This Dog's Skin

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We're not sure why it happened -- malice? sheer idiocy? bad humor? -- but what a cruel thing to do.

Ask a Trainer

Have You Ever Met a Dog Who Is Terrified of Leashes?

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I have. Virgil and Morgan had their tails cut off when they were puppies. Here's how I'm helping them learn to trust people again.
In the News

This Deserves More Investigation: Stories Differ After an Off-Duty Officer Shoots a Pit Bull

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The Chicago cop claims the dog was going after his son. The neighbors saw something else.
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Do You Take Your Dog on Vacations with You?

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We included our Schnauzer in travel plans for a beach-house vacation. Have you done this?

I can’t help but judge a bit. I have a Pit Bull mix and a Siberian Husky, and I get judged all the time. Yet it’s the small dogs that tend to get the feistiest, I’ve found. I’ve watched as a Poodle snapped at my Pit mix, and I’ve seen her run with a Boston Terrier attached to her face. And all I can think is “small dogs.” I can’t shake my prejudice.

Naomi Powell | Confession: I Can't Help But Judge Small Dogs and Their Owners

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A Heartbreaking Look Inside an Animal Shelter in Thailand

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I volunteered at the only shelter on the island of Koh Samui. It was among the most emotionally taxing experiences of my life.
In the News

Isn't It Great When the Bad Guys Lose? Dog-Snatcher Gets Four Years

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Christopher Young didn't ask to be caught, but he might as well have. And the Yorkie? Unharmed.
Interviews

Jack Hanna, the Wild Animal Expert, Zookeeper, and TV Host, Talks to Dogster About His Dogs

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“Don’t get embarrassed about crying after a pet’s loss," says the host of "Into the Wild."

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