Dogs

Under pressure from competitors, the race committee said the 30-year-old musher is under suspicion of giving his dogs the drug tramadol in this year's race. Seavey has denied any wrongdoing.

The agency says that Lulu, a black Labrador being trained to sniff out explosives, just wasn't that into it.

At the end of this year's annual run to Nome, Alaska, several dogs from a single team tested positive for a banned painkiller, the race board says.

It looks like dog DNA has evolved in lockstep with our DNA. A new study finds evidence in Nigeria's street dogs.

The slobbery Saint Bernard from South Dakota has a tongue measuring 7.3 inches — long enough to earn her a Guinness World Records title.

Adorable fuzzy puppies aren't usually thought of as disease vectors. But they come with germs, too. It's not clear how pet-store puppies caused dozens of humans to get sick with Campylobacter.

Volunteers have transformed two county fair pavilions the size of baseball diamonds into a livestock yard and animal shelter. There are horses, geese, cats, pigs — and a lot of Chihuahuas.

Blogger Alva Noë talks with a dog trainer who says the need to give shelters, handlers and adopters the resources required to keep dogs and people supported and safe is critical in the process.

New research suggests that when puppies have more attentive, active mothers, they're more likely to fail guide-dog training.

Amid the lapping waves, a baby deer was in over its head. Then an English golden retriever came to the rescue.