Tag: Dogs
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Shake is a Porta-potty for dogs
As people move into smaller spaces, dealing with dog waste can be a problem. Modko's latest design can help.
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Dogs are going extinct: 8 most endangered canid species
It is Endangered Species Day and we are acknowledging it by bringing attention to these canid species that are on the brink of disappearing.
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How sustainable is pet ownership?
Pets bring so much joy and extend our lives. A new study looks at some of our pet maintenance choices.
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World's First Archaeology Dog Sniffs Out Ancient Bones
A black lab has been trained to smell out human bones that are hundreds of years old, helping archaeologists in the field.
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Dr. Fido? Trained Dogs Can Smell 'Superbug' Bacteria, Help Prevent Deadly Outbreaks in Hospitals
It turns out that Rex's nose, if properly trained, can also detect a very common and tenacious type of bacterial infection that can be deadly to the weakened patients in hospitals and care homes.
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Paralyzed Dogs Made to Walk Again After Nose Cell Transplant (Yes, From Their Noses)
The beauty of science and technology is that things that seemed impossible in living memory are now regularly done.
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21 Natural Home Remedies for Pets
From knocking out fleas to fighting the evils of hairballs, these simple, all-natural remedies are both planet and pet approved.
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Dog Adopts Two Siberian Tiger Cubs (Video)
Under normal circumstances, the relations between dogs and cats tend to be a bit adversarial -- but one brave Shar Pei is proving that those age-old interspecies grudges are nothing compared to a bit of motherly love.
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The Week in Animal News: Cheetah-Dog Friendship, Robotic Animals from Old Computers and More
A cheetah and a yellow lab at Busch Gardens have been friends since they were little, an artist makes sweet robotic animals from e-waste and more.
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Cheetah and Dog Celebrate One Year of Friendship
Cats and dogs are usually thought of as obvious enemies -- but for one young cheetah and his canine companion, life as friends has never been better.
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DogVacay Is the Air BnB for Canine Friends
Collaborative consumption just took another big leap, this time into helping us find caring places to keep our dogs while we're traveling.
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Most Popular Articles of December: Best DIY Gadgets, Pigs Using iPads, and More
From the best DIY gadget projects of the year, to pigs playing with iPads, and fighting fracking, here are the hottest stories of December.
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The Week in Animal News: The Return of the Wooly Mammoth, Ziplining Bull Dog, and More
Scientists are close to reviving the extinct wooly mammoth through cloning. We also have a bulldog ziplining to a treehouse, a tiger killed for its whiskers, and more.
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Green Gift Guide: The Animal Lover
From sushi cat toys to adopting a lemur to an award-winning film documenting colony collapse disorder, find a gift for your animal lover right here.
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The Week in Animal News: Man Kills Entire Pelican Colony, Sharks at Golf Course, and More (Slideshow)
The arrival of thousands of pelicans could annoy just about anyone, but few resort to a mass killing to deal with the "problem." That's what one Minnesota farmer did this week, and he now faces fines of $15,000 and six months in
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The Week in Animal News: Surfers Save Shark, Skinned Alive for Fake Uggs, and More (Slideshow)
It's been a good week for sharks -- a baby great white was rescued by Venice beach surfers, the world's largest shark sanctuary was declared, and faux shark fin soup may be catching on.
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The Week in Pictures: Camping Trailer is also a Boat, Cats Nap in TVs, and More (Slideshow)
Wouldn't it be nice if you could just take your car from road to lake? Well now you can, and while camping to boot: This wild design morphs a trailer from a tent into a boat.
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Old TVs, Suitcases and VCRs Upcycled into Vintage Pet Products
Design firm AtomicAttic loves vintage, and vintage plus the urge to create new things is the perfect recipe for upcycling. Their most interesting work is made for pets. In Miles and Aimee's workshop, old television
