USA Unassailable lead: Wilbur is top dog in race to be mayor of US town He got more votes than Jack Rabbit, a Beagle, and Poppy, a Golden Retriever. 06/11/2020
Norway Chihuahua granted reprieve after Jean-Claude Van Damme intervention Raya was due to be euthanized by Norwegian authorities after she was confiscated due to not having the correct paperwork, but a petition, shared by the actor, has given her a chance at survival. 19/10/2020
no comment Dog surfing competition cancelled in California due to COVID-19 Contestants - or more likely their owners - are being asked to submit videos of their moves instead. 19/08/2020
United Kingdom St Bernard rescued from mountain as tables turn A St Bernard dog in England decided it was payback time and called in a rescue team to get her off the mountain 26/07/2020
Life Human hair and dog fur may be the secret weapon to fight oil spills Could this organic solution help reduce plastic waste and the disastrous effects of oil spills? 22/07/2020
United Kingdom Release the hounds: UK deploys dogs to sniff out coronavirus Medical detection dogs already have a successful history catching the presence of malaria and certain types of cancers in humans. 21/05/2020
USA US halts sending sniffer dogs to Egypt and Jordan over care concerns It comes after a US government report uncovered several preventable deaths of its bomb-sniffing dogs in Egypt and Jordan. 24/12/2019
no comment UK: Muddy conditions add to the fun for dry-land dogsledders Muddy conditions greeted 150 teams from 15 countries as they competed in the 2019 WSA (World Sleddog Association) Dryland World Championships 18/11/2019
USA Who's a good boy? US won't name dog that helped catch ISIS leader The dog, whose name is classified, was chasing al-Baghdadi in a tunnel when the ISIS leader detonated a suicide vest. 29/10/2019
Denmark 'Overweight Danes are more likely to have overweight dogs': study Researchers at the University of Copenhagen say that the prevalence of overweight dogs is more than twice as large among overweight owners than those who have a normal or slim weight. 21/09/2019
no comment Surfing dogs hit the waves in California The Helen Woodward Animal Center held its 14th Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon on Sunday (September 8) in Rancho Santa Fe, California. 10/09/2019
no comment Bangkok street sweeper is carrying her dog to work A Bangkok street sweeper, Thitirat Keowa-ram, has created a phenomenon after a picture of her carrying her dog on her back while sweeping the streets 28/08/2019
no comment Barking up the right tree: Police dog gets praise for his performance A Cape Town police dog has received a special medal on Wednesday for his exemplary service to the force. 11/07/2019
Greenland Viral photo illustrates scale of Greenland's melting ice | #TheCube Danish climatoligist Steffen M. Olsen captured this photo of his dog sled apparently travelling on water last week, as temperatures rose 40 degrees Fahrenheit above average. 17/06/2019