When I became a dog owner, I invested time and energy in making sure I understood best practices for dog parenting — especially when it comes to disposing of dog poop. This was an area of focus for me ...

Recently, on a hike with a friend, among towering Douglas fir and western hemlock trees, by a glassy, pebble-rich creek, we saw giant plops of black-bear scat every few hundred yards. We were miles ...

Nobody looks forward to scooping poop, but your dog’s daily deposit holds more information than you might think. That humble pile in the grass holds clues about digestion, diet, hydration, and even ...

Complaints of dog poop-smeared sidewalks are on the rise in New York City — and the Department of Sanitation is rolling out a public ad campaign aimed at reversing that stinky trend. Between Jan. 1 ...

Last year, New York City gave out 92,000 dog licenses, but community surveys conducted by the city health department have suggested the actual number of canines is usually five times higher than this ...

Besides being emaciated, her belly was horribly swollen, so much so that she looked heavily pregnant. Her diagnosis while at the emergency vet shocked everyone.

Pick up after your dog! A dog let out of its crate by their owner left a smelly mess on a United Airlines flight that forced unlucky passengers to suffer onboard the aircraft, WGN-TV reported.