Saugus puppy recovers after fighting off rare, deadly flesh-eating bacteria infection

Dogs from the REDOG rescue program, based outside Berne, have seen duty worldwide, from Japan to Turkey to Costa Rica, to sniff out victims buried in the rubble of earthquakes. Hinterkappelen, Switzerland Man's best friend – in this case a six-year-old Welsh border collie named Sky – lies relaxed but attentive on the floor of […]

BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five months after her beloved boxer died, Lori nicholson told a group at the local animal shelter she wasn't ready for a new dog yet. ‘‘I said my next dog would find me,” Nicholson said. An abandoned 1-year-old black Labrador mix, thirsty and scared, began following Nicholson around town 24 hours […]

Nov 21, 2013 3:56pm It's the oldest story in the book: “The dog ate my homework.” However, for payton moody, 13, of Englewood, Colo., who slaved away for hours on her candy-covered volcano project, that story became painfully true not only for her, but for her poor dog, Reggie. The 2-year-old yellow labrador got ahold […]

MENLO PARK — The black labrador retriever knew something was wrong. He refused to leave the side of sandro navarro, repeatedly nuzzling the troubled man, trying to comfort him. It was the anniversary of that terrible 2003 day in Iraq when navarro was the first to arrive at a blast scene that killed two friends […]