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No, you beg. How adopting a dog in New York City became more competitive than getting into college.  Read more in New York Magazine  

Whether walking along the sidewalk or visiting the dog park, it’s always a no-brainer when figuring out who the owner of a random dog is, all you have to do is simply compare the K-9 to a person. According to statistics from the Defending Our Good Bois facility, or the D.O.G.B, dog scientists have surveyed over a hundred animals and owners and have come to the conclusion that almost one hundred percent of K-9 participants look exactly like human owners. The D.O.G.B. facility has also found out why soon to be owners select pets that look like them. Apparently, research shows  that the humans’ subconscious has  grown to see their own facial features as the standard for beauty, so they...

We all know dogs we describe as amusing, entertaining, or downright hilarious. Dogs can make us laugh. But do the dogs, themselves, have a sense of humour? Do they know they’re being funny? Do canines find things amusing? Do dogs laugh, and if so, what makes them laugh? Do dogs act silly to make us humans laugh? Since animals must look after their own needs to survive, it’s possible silly or humorous behaviour is a way to get attention. Consider positive reinforcement: your dog does something you want her to do, she gets rewarded. She rolls on the floor, with her tongue hanging out and a goofy expression on her face and you laugh and give her an affectionate rub....

You know I love a good boy and his dog story, well just about the only thing a boy may love about as much as his dog is his pokemon cards.  Bryson Kliemann’s Pokémon card collection is his most prized possession. But the 8-year-old boy from Lebanon, Va., decided to sell it to save his dog’s life. When Bryson learned that the 4-month-old puppy, Bruce, needed an expensive medical treatment to survive, he knew he had to do something. “Bruce got sick and needed my help,” Bryson said. “I was super sad. I didn’t want to lose my best friend.” He hatched a plan to sell the beloved Pokémon card collection that he had been accumulating since he was 4...

John Rucker was a high school English teacher in North Carolina when he stumbled upon something interesting: Whenever he took his two dogs hiking, they would run into the tall grass and bring him back box turtles. Like a gift, his Boykin spaniels would gently lay them at his feet, unharmed.       He mentioned it to a few people, and soon, biology teachers from the University of North Carolina started reaching out to him and asking whether he would take their students out so they could put transmitters on the turtles to study them. Several years later, the outings were so successful, Rucker was fielding calls from wildlife veterinarians and zoologists who were studying turtle populations. “Because turtles aren’t easily detected...