Folklore has it that Pep, a black Lab that belonged to a Pennsylvania governor, was sent to Eastern State Penitentiary in the 1920s to serve a life sentence for killing the governor’s wife’s cat. Folklore, as is often the case, has it wrong. Pep apparently was guilty of nothing more than chewing up sofa cushions, and, … Read more
How did Ace end up next to the stripper’s pole at a gentlemen’s club in Dallas? It’s a long story, but the main factors are these: The decline of American journalism, Newt Gingrich and dogs. Dallas doesn’t have more strip clubs per capita than any other U.S. city, it only seems that way. In some … Read more
Just in case you didn’t get enough of dog testicles yesterday, today we bring you the story of a man who built an empire atop them — specifically, silicone prosthetic implants that can make a neutered dog feel “whole again.” Neuticles are nothing new. Gregg Miller came up with the idea well nearly two decades … Read more
If some of the bulging biceps, shaved heads and never-ending tattoos you see on Animal Planet’s new series, “The Guardians,” look familiar, that may be because they are. The Guardians, when it comes to both personnel and concept, is a reincarnation of Rescue Ink, the National Geographic Channel program that featured burly and biker-esque “heroes” … Read more
We didn’t know the whole story behind this, but sometime this summer a motel changed names in Lansing, Michigan. With the simple switch of one gigantic yellow plastic backlit letter, what was once a Days Inn, became Dads Inn. We guessed that the Days Inn franchise shut down, leaving a multi-story motel vacant. We guessed that some … Read more
For some strange reason, dozens of dogs have jumped to their deaths off Overtoun Bridge, a 50-foot high span near the Scottish town of Dumbarton. Some claim the bridge is haunted. Some postulate (ridiculously) that dogs crossing it are suddenly overcome with suicidal urges. Others blame the minks who live below. It is believed between … Read more
For David Hartwig, the joy of showing off dog tricks died in 2007, along with his dog Skidboot — the remarkable blue heeler we’ve shown you before. Skidboot’s still gone, but Hartwig is back. Due to popular demand, he’s entertaining audiences with a trio of new dogs – Tiedown, Bois’d’arc and Little Skidboot, the Dallas Morning … Read more
Amid the bashing she’s taking on the Internet for picking her dog up by the tail, there are those coming to the defense of Rebecca Cross, owner of Knopa, the Scottish terrier who won Best in Show at Crufts. But the explanations those defenders offer, and their justifications for the practice — which has existed for … Read more
A new study has confirmed what many of us guys already knew, or at least suspected — having a dog can make us more appealing to women. The study goes a step beyond stating the obvious, though, looking at why that is, and why using a dog as date bait — unfair as it may … Read more
Here’s a report from Russia Today on Natasha Mikhailova – the five-year-old Siberian girl who walks on all fours, and barks, meows and eats like the dogs and cats she was raised among. Natasha, who is only the size of a two-year-old, was removed from the unheated three-room flat she lived in with her dad … Read more