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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- “I’m reading magic schoolbus in a beehive,” said Jerred Lakey, a third grader at Bond Mill Elementary School. He’s part of a program that’s helping kids like him learn to read better. It’s called DEAR or dogs… Read more

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. –- At seven-foot-six inches long when standing on his hind legs, Gibson is the world’s tallest dog, and possibly its best known, but the harlequin Great Dane had far more humble beginnings. A celebrity who has appear… Read more

Boulder, Colo. –- Joy Douglas’ practice of dying her poodle pink appears to have itself died. The salon owner was fined $1,000 March 1 for dying her poodle, Cici, pink, but vowed to fight that decision in court, explaining her actions wer… Read more

FT. COLLINS, Colo. –- A dog found hobbling in the Kuwaiti desert is expected to become the first to receive an experimental prosthesis that could eventually help other dogs. Sally, a Suluki, was rescued by an animal welfare group, and has b… Read more

WILSON, Okla. –- When there’s only one police officer on duty in this town of about 1,800, and he happens to catch your group red handed, allegedly trying to bust a dog out of the city pound, you know it’s just not your day. “Everythi… Read more

CHICAGO –- It’s a case of banker turned baker. “Two things I love: dogs, baking. Seemed to go together,” said Bill McClung, owner of McClung’s Bakery in Chicago (K9CookieCompany.com). After working in finance, six yea… Read more