Are Electronic Dog Doors Safe?

I was looking for electronic dog doors for a rather large dog and I came across something rather disturbing. Your mileage may vary.

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Nigerian 419 Scammers Wins IgNobel Prize in Literature

The Internet entrepreneurs of Nigeria received Ig Nobel prize this year "for creating and then using e-mail to distribute a bold series of short stories, thus introducing millions of readers to a cast of rich characters — General Sani Abacha, Mrs. Mariam Sanni Abacha, Barrister Jon A Mbeki Esq."
The scams (also known as 419 scams) are notorious for asking people to reveal their private bank information to help fictitious characters transfer large sums of money.

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Pet Owners Warned of Diabetes Risk

The RSPCA is urging pet owners to be aware of diseases that pets can have that are normally not associated with animals like diabetes.

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New Zealand farmers oppose mandatory implant of microchips in dogs from next year

Farmers want their dogs to be exempt from what they see as ridiculous identification laws.

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The sad case of five year old girl married off to a dog

Bhubaneshwar: A five-year-old girl has been married off to a dog in an elaborate ceremony in Mundasahi, a suburb of Bhubaneshwar.

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Letting your dog run loose could land you in jail

LYNNWOOD — A woman who repeatedly has been cited for letting her dog run loose lost her appeal of a municipal-court conviction yesterday, as Lynnwood Municipal Court Judge Stephen Moore upheld her three-day jail sentence.

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Why it may not be a good idea to take your dogs to the park

Adam G. Katz of dogproblems.com thinks it may create an ever lasting (adverse) effect on your dogs personality.
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How to have a meaningful chat with your dog

Psychologist Stanley Coren says there is a way to understand what your dog says and thinks.

He claims any communication breakdown is not the fault of the dogs, but of the stupid humans who cannot decipher what they are being told.

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Family pets stolen for bait or as killers by dogfighting ring in Texas

Family pets were stolen by a dog fighting ring and trained them to be killers or were used as baits. Mr. A. Tyler from Texas has been arrested in this case so far.
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