dogs

Jesse the Jack Russell, a talented pooch who appeared in the movie ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2′, has mastered an almost dizzying array of useful dog tricks — because what does rolling over really accomplish?

Cats and dogs may be natural enemies — but given the right critters with the right temperaments, they can also be the best of friends. These two adorable buddies prove they’re species-blind as they romp and play, and the kitty seems completely undaunted to be engaging in horseplay with a competitor well above his weight class.

If you’re one of those annoying people who walks a dog and doesn’t clean up after him, your days of anonymity may soon be over. Some apartment complexes are going high-tech, using DNA testing on those doggie droppings to determine their origin and shine a spotlight of shame on the humans who let it happen.

You may not actually own a baby panda, but with the right dog and a little dye, you can fool people into thinking you do. As recently as 10 years ago, dogs were raised as food in Taiwan. But now many Chinese see that as a shameful reminder of a less-prosperous time and are embracing man’s best friends as companions, instead.

Counting sheep is a relaxing way to fall asleep, unless you’re Ci the border collie, in which case it would most likely lead to frightening night terrors. Ci may technically be a sheepdog, but he’s also afraid of sheep, a fear that dates all the way back to puppyhood. According to his 54-year-old owner Jane Lippington, the sheep herding instinct is definitely present in Ci, but instinct can only t

Abandoned as a puppy when his owners fled their foreclosed-upon Nebraska home, Naki’o lost all four of his paws to severe frostbite after stepping into a freezing puddle in the home’s abandoned basement. He was rescued, but forced to crawl on his belly to get around. Happily, new owner and veterinary technician Christie Tomlinson successfully organized a fundraiser to have Naki’o’s two back legs f

If you haven’t had a good cry today, this should do it. When a homeless Iowa man, 57-year-old Kevin McClain, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, his move to a hospice meant giving up his dog, Yurt. As his condition worsened, his only wish was to be reunited with the faithful companion who’d lived in his car with him.

My assignment this week was to write about the best dog-friendly places in Lawton.