Dog
Another small dog snatched by a coyote in Massachusetts
Local News The owners of the black and brown Chihuahua named Guido request that anyone in the area search their yards and surrounding property for any sign of his remains. A small dog was taken from a Milford yard this week — the latest in a string of coyote incidents across Massachusetts. The incident took […]
Fall River woman attacked by coyote while walking her dog
Local News A woman was attacked early Monday morning at South Winds Apartments in Fall River after a coyote approached her and her dog. A coyote was put down after attacking a woman who was walking her dog in Fall River on Monday, Fall River Police said. The woman sustained multiple bites and was transported […]
Peabody police officer shoots and kills dog that attacked its owners
Local News The dog became aggressive, chasing a man and a woman onto the roof of their car. A Peabody police officer shot and killed a dog that became aggressive and began attacking its owners Thursday night, seriously injuring them. According to the Peabody Police Department, an officer responded to a distress call from 22 […]
A woman wasn’t allowed to bring her Frenchie on a plane. So she abandoned the dog at the airport and went on to a Mexican resort, police say.
National News After leaving the ticket counter, Allison Gaiser was seen on surveillance cameras pushing the dog in the stroller back toward a moving walkway enclosure, next to glass exit doors in the airport’s short-term parking lot. Allegheny County Police Department By Associated Press updated on August 25, 2023 | 10:24 AM PITTSBURGH (AP) — […]
Dog recovers after being starved to brink of death by owner
Local News Jobee, a three-year-old pitbull mix, survived the “worst case of starvation,” the Angell Animal Medical Center had ever seen. MSPCA veterinary and shelter staff say a 3-year-old male pit bull-mix named Jobee is without a doubt the “worst case of intentional starvation they have ever seen.” MSPCA-Angell A three-year-old dog has been rehabilitated […]
Dog who ate Boston man’s passport ahead of Italian wedding celebration is suddenly a celebrity
Local News Chickie, which is short for chicken cutlet, “is a really well-trained dog,” supposedly. Many dog owners have at least one story like it. The dog ate their homework (no, really), a special keepsake, a nice item of clothing, etc. For one Boston couple, that story involves a very important document ahead of an […]
Connecticut dog trainer pleads not guilty to charges related to North Reading dog’s death
Crime Josephine “Josie” Ragland, 28, is facing charges related to the death of Charlie, a 3-year-old French bulldog who allegedly died in her care. Charlie, a French Bulldog, allegedly died while in the care of trainer Josephine Ragland. Bart Hanson A Connecticut dog trainer has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of […]
Missing woman and dog found in NH woods after extensive overnight search
Local News Fish and Game officials located Kimberly Kerr in Clough State Park about 12 hours after she was last seen by her family. A missing woman and her dog were located in New Hampshire’s Clough State Park early Monday morning after an hours-long, overnight search, authorities said. Kimbery Kerr, 52, was last seen by […]
World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 (or about 217 in dog years)
World News Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in […]
Boston police investigate after dog shot in Jamaica Plain
Local News The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in an apartment building on Centre Street. Police are investigating after a dog was shot in a Jamaica Plain apartment building on Thursday. Officers responded around 4:17 p.m. to a report of shots fired at 279 Centre St. and while on their way to the scene, dispatch informed […]