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The owners of Frank the missing sausage dog have paid tribute to the ‘kindess of the community’ after his disappearance caused a facebook frenzy. Frank was last seen on the canalside at Lobb Mill in Todmorden. For two weeks his owners, along with dog trackers, Frank’s close family and his dog walker searched tirelessly for him.

Heartwarming animated short film promotes nationally acclaimed Manatee County (Florida) nonprofit that trains dogs for people who are blind and for veterans

More and more companies are selling DNA-test kits for pets. “We struggled with vets,” says Angela Hughes, the veterinary-genetics research manager at Mars’ Wisdom Health division. “There’s a lot of demand out there, but sometimes the vet is a little more a hindrance than a help.”

“A dog has been rescued after surviving a horrifying 100ft fall from a cliff. Scout suffered a collapsed lung but amazingly did not break any bones. Her owners, who were on holiday, got cut off by the tide as they tried to reach their pet.”

“But what does marijuana have to do with dogs? Dogs can get very sick and in some cases die from ingesting the flower (dried bud that is ground and smoked and contains the cannabinoids that alters one’s perceptions), edibles, hash oil and being subject to second hand smoke, or (heaven forbid ) direct inhalation of the smoke.”

A ban on dogs on Whitby’s beach has been changed following a public outcry. Yesterday, Scarborough Council’s cabinet voted to bring back the boundaries of the 2017 dog ban on the beach following a public consultation.

When wildfires like the ones that ravaged California this summer sweep into a neighborhood, there is no time to collect valuables. Homeowners flee with bare essentials. Among the precious things that must be left include cremated remains, or cremains, often stored in a receptacle kept on a shelf or mantle. But now, professionally trained detection dogs are being dispatched to recover these human ashes from the charred ruins of destroyed homes.

“There is a moment in these videos — when the dog is in mid-flight, its legs tucked, its tongue lolling, its goofy eyes anticipating impact with a wall of dead leaves — that I even forget jumping into a pile of leaves is kind of terrible. In that split second, I am just like the dog: suspended in happiness.”

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, best known for films The Beach, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Chronicles of Narnia, has turned her hand to directing in this unconventional music video.

Man’s best friend is getting a documentary series on Netflix. “Dogs” features a variety of award-winning directors helming various episodes. The series tracks six stories from across the globe, including Syria, Japan, Costa Rica, Italy and the United States. Each episode tells the story of a different dog.