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You May Not Want Your Pet Catching Z's With You

It may be worth it to you, but experts say that pets sleeping in your bed could disrupt your sleep

(Newser) - Our furry best friend might be our worst sleep enemy. Lots of pet owners let their animals sleep on the bed with them, which usually disrupts sleep. But many would say it's worth it, and researchers don't necessarily disagree. Melissa Milanak, a sleep health professor at Medical University...

The Number of Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers Is Growing

Midwest leads nation as incidents rise and costs climb

(Newser) - Dog attacks on US postal workers hit a seven-year high last year, according to the latest US Postal Service data. Some 6,088 attacks were recorded in 2024, up 5% over the previous year and 15% from 2022, reports NBC News .
  • Midwest states led the nation, with Illinois, Iowa,
...

Cop Goes on Trial for Shooting a Puppy

Owners say dog posed no threat to New Orleans police officer Derrick Burmaster

(Newser) - A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog's owners. The Catahoula Leopard dog ran up to Officer Derrick Burmaster after he entered the yard in response...

Iran Cracks Down on ... Dog Walking
Iran Has Bad News
for Dog Owners
Jun 9, 2025 8:36 AM CDT

Iran Has Bad News for Dog Owners

Authorities outlaw public dog walking and transporting pets in 18 cities

(Newser) - Walking your dog in Iran? That could land you in trouble. The country has rolled out a sweeping ban on dog walking in at least 18 cities, mirroring a 2019 police order that barred the practice in the capital, Tehran, the BBC reports. Bans were instituted in recent days...

Dog Rescued From Ocean After 100-Mile Adventure

Amber, a retriever cross, swam to island during her 36 days on the lam in southern England

(Newser) - An adventurous dog was rescued in the nick of time on Saturday after covering 100 miles during five weeks on the run, including doggy-paddling to an island a mile off of England's southern coast. Amber, a five-year-old retriever cross, was initially rescued as a street pup in Qatar and...

People Are Surprisingly Bad at Reading Their Dogs
People Are Surprisingly Bad
at Reading Their Dogs
OPINION
May 26, 2025 10:53 AM CDT

People Are Surprisingly Bad at Reading Their Dogs

When gauging emotion, humans 'fail to look closely at the animal,' researchers write at WaPo

(Newser) - After thousands of years living with dogs, humans have learned surprisingly little about how the animals express emotion, according to Arizona State researchers. As professor Clive DL Wynne and his former PhD student Holly Molinaro explain at the Washington Post , people are quite bad at recognizing the emotional state of...

Dogs Are Helping Stop the Spread of Invasive Bug

Four-legged investigators are sniffing out spotted lanternfly eggs in Ohio

(Newser) - The spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the US a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East Coast and into the Midwest, with little getting in its way. But now researchers are deploying a new weapon to slow its advance—specially trained dogs with the ability...

10 Most Popular Dog Names
10 Most Popular Dog Names
May 11, 2025 8:55 AM CDT

10 Most Popular Dog Names

Good girl, Luna!

(Newser) - Luna has dethroned Bella as the most popular dog name in America. The stats come via an annual survey of pet owners by the American Pet Products Association, per US News & World Report . The Harry Potter franchise popularized both names, notes the outlet. Here are the new top 10...

NTSB: Pilot in Fatal Crash May Have Tried to Avoid a Dog

Daniel Bunker died in accident in remote Nanwalek, Alaska, after Cessna slid off runway into water

(Newser) - A deadly plane accident in remote Alaska may have been caused by the pilot trying to avoid a dog on the runway. Per an FAA report on the Cessna 207 that went down on Monday afternoon, the small plane "crashed for unknown reasons" as it was attempting to land,...

Escaped Dog's 17 Months on the Run Comes to an End

Valerie the miniature dachshund safely captured Friday on Kangaroo Island

(Newser) - After 529 days in the Australian wilderness, Valerie the miniature dachshund can finally get back to her cozy life. The "princess" dog who escaped from her owner while visiting a Kangaroo Island campsite in November 2023 was "safely rescued" Friday, the Kangala Wildlife Rescue says, per the BBC...

World Dog Surfing Event Is in Trouble

Organizers of California championships say city has hiked costs by 42%

(Newser) - Thousands of people gather in Pacifica, California, every year for the World Dog Surfing Championships, but the joyful event might not happen this year. Organizers of the San Francisco Bay Area event say it might be called off because costs have soared and fundraising has so far fallen short of...

Toddler Lost in Cougar Country Is Saved by Furry Friend

Buford, a rancher's pet, spotted accompanying the Arizona boy after 16 hours

(Newser) - A large search party involving multiple law-enforcement agencies couldn't locate a missing toddler who wandered away from his home in bear and cougar country on Monday. Thankfully, a rancher's dog did. On Tuesday morning, about 16 hours after the 2-year-old had disappeared from his home in Seligman, Arizona,...

Dog Teaches Other Dogs to Save Avalanche Victims

In the Italian Dolomites, Zen and other pups are tasked with rescuing those buried on the slopes

(Newser) - Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements signaling to his handler that someone was buried deep below. Zen has been a rescue dog for three years, and on this day he was helping train 20 other dogs...

Inmates Reunite With Pups They Helped Train

Prisoners at San Quentin who raised canines to be service dogs are reunited with their furry students

(Newser) - Hugs, tears, barking, and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin's prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs. The emotional reunion brought together Chase Benoit, Jared Hansen, and the 2-year-old dogs they helped train: Wendel and Artemis. The encounter...

We Should All Be Outraged by Dog Experimentation

Jane Goodall, Marc Bekoff: Dogs are 'routinely mutilated' in 'betrayal of man's best friend'

(Newser) - A $35 million penalty , the largest ever levied in an animal-welfare case, put an end to Envigo, one of the nation's largest breeders of dogs used for experimentation . But two other major facilities continue to operate in a "betrayal of man's best friend," ethologist Jane Goodall...

Ex-NFLer Accused of Running Dogfighting Kennel—Again

LeShon Johnson faces up to 105 years in prison on 21 counts

(Newser) - A former NFL running back and candidate for the 1993 Heisman Trophy is facing federal charges of running a dogfighting kennel, some two decades after he pleaded guilty to state charges for a similar offense. LeShon Johnson, convicted of dogfighting charges in Oklahoma in 2004, was arrested again this month...

The Top Dog in US Hangs On
Je Suis the Top Dog in America
Mar 18, 2025 11:47 AM CDT

Je Suis the Top Dog in America

French bulldog is still No. 1 in AKC statistics, but keep an eye on the cane corso

(Newser) - The US still has a major case of French bulldog fever, but a very different breed is staunchly chasing dog lovers' hearts, according to American Kennel Club statistics released Wednesday. For the third year in a row, the comical, controversial Frenchie tops the club's annual rundown of the nation'...

Cops: Dog Shot Man in Bed With Girlfriend

Not an Onion headline, but a true story out of Tennessee; the man wasn't critically injured

(Newser) - Are pit bulls trigger happy? One Tennessee man may be inclined to say so, after his dog shot him as he lounged in bed (the man, not the dog). WREG reports that the Memphis Police Department responded to an accidental-injury call before dawn on Monday, where Jerald Kirkwood informed them...

Severance Is Apparently Driving Dogs Crazy

Pet owners are scratching their heads over why their pups are freaked out by Apple TV's Severance

(Newser) - About a month ago, a strange post popped up on Reddit regarding one of Apple TV's most popular shows. "I think my dog is afraid of Severance" is the name of the thread, with pet owners detailing their pooches' odd reactions whenever the hit program starring Adam Scott...

He Heard Barking Under His Floor. Then, an 'Amazing' Find

Apparent stray was rescued from beneath Texas home, then found a family

(Newser) - After hearing a dog's distant barks and whimpering for several days, a renter of a duplex in Longview, Texas, placed a call to animal control that ended up saving the animal's life. The unidentified renter had started to sense the sounds weren't coming from a neighbor's...

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