Pets

For the third year in a row, the comical, controversial Frenchie tops the club’s annual rundown of the nation’s most prevalent purebred dogs.

After two dogs appeared to be fatally electrocuted while walking in Northwest D.C., Pepco said in a statement on Friday its investigation found there was “a fault in a degraded secondary cable.” In early January, the Humane Rescue Alliance told News4 it received calls about two dogs dying after being allegedly electrocuted at the same spot in front of 1140…

A French bulldog named Major, who belongs to a Metropolitan Police Department officer and his wife, is missing after being stolen in Fort Dupont on Feb. 17. Kenyatta Smith, the officer’s sister-in-law, was walking 7-year-old Major and her own dog on the trail in Fort Dupont Park. When they exited the trail, Smith said she was leashing the dogs when…

Texas-based pet microchip company Save This Life abruptly closed this week, causing concern among veterinary practitioners and pet owners.

Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night.

The annual celebration attracts thousands of visitors to honor National Golden Retriever Day.

The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is back for a 149th year. It starts Saturday at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Pugs, with their characteristic short muzzles that give rise to breathing problems and other health issues like eye and ear infections, often come with vet bills their owners can’t afford.

Here are hazards that pet owners should watch out for in winter weather, from antifreeze poisoning to frozen bodies of water, according to veterinary medicine expert Dr. Steven Marks.

As a growing number of cats have gotten sick or died after consuming raw pet food or raw milk contaminated with the H5N1 virus, health officials have advised pet food companies to take extra precautions to protect against bird flu.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally flew three times between New Zealand and Australia this month after her cage was mistakenly left in the plane’s cargo hold.

“I wouldn’t know why somebody would do that,” said Dawn Pelt, whose dog was stolen Sunday afternoon. “Have some compassion. Dogs are people’s family. It’s not just a pet.” More than 72 hours after Pelt’s beloved dog, Cody, was taken, she can barely make it through the day and night. “I was crushed,” Pelt said. “I cry myself to...

A D.C. woman is pleading for help after her dog, who survived a dog attack and needs special care, was stolen. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

“The dogs were just walking by, and the concierge is like, ‘Hey, they’re yelping and they’re screaming as they come through the door.’” Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Edward Daniels described the incidents constituents brought to his attention back in 2021. He said Pepco was asked to investigate after people reported their dogs received electric shocks as they walked into or...

Pepco has released details into its investigation after two dogs were allegedly electrocuted in the same location Tuesday night in Northwest D.C. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Neko Williams was walking his dog, King, near 19th and M streets NW in the snow Monday evening when King suddenly collapsed. Williams said he could feel mild electrical shocks coming from the ground as he knelt to help his beloved boxer. “I felt electricity on the ground, and throughout his body,” Williams said. King was not the only dog…

Two dogs were electrocuted and later died in the same spot the same evening in Northwest D.C. News4 spoke to one of the dogs’ owners.

Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. The Danish-Swedish farmdog joined the pack Thursday.

Experts and some public officials are warning against raw pet foods after a cat in Oregon was found to have died from a product contaminated by bird flu.

The Humane Rescue Alliance is at maximum capacity and needs to find homes for 100 dogs by the new year. News4’s Joseph Olmo met some of the dogs up for adoption.