Old dogs, new tricks: 10,000 pets needed for largest-ever study of aging in canines

The project will collect a pile of pooch data: vet records, DNA samples, gut microbes and information on food and walks. Five hundred dogs will test a pill that could slow the aging process.

Indiana police dog fatally shot while chasing suspect in woods

A police dog in Indiana was shot dead Wednesday while tracking down a suspected drunken driver who tried to escape police by bolting through a wooded area.

This panda has some serious, and adorable, attachment issues

It’s not every day that you receive bear hugs while at work, unless it’s your job to take care of pandas.

Police: Kentucky man left starved puppies to eat deceased dog

A Kentucky man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he neglected and starved his dogs, some of whom resorted to eating a deceased dog.

Baby flamingo practices walking at Denver Zoo

A tiny flamingo learning to walk at the Denver Zoo has been making great progress, as seen in this video shared on November 10.

Veteran bomb dogs returning home to Texas for retirement

The non-profit has reunited more than 300 retired military dogs with their original handlers or adopted them out to veterans. About a dozen of those dogs are currently living at the Mission K9 ranch in Magnolia, Texas waiting to be reunited with their handlers.

'Give Us Paws' rescues dogs and owners with PTSD

'Cause to Give Us Paws' is using dog training to save the lives of veterans and four-legged friends. The organization opened its new facility in northwest Houston, where the exercises demonstrated by trainer Paul Buescher may seem like basic tricks.