So when the Moeller’s discovered that beloved Collie missing on Memorial Day in 2003, their hearts were broken into a hundred pieces. The dog with whom they had shared so much, who they had taught to sit and roll over, who had cuddled with them when they needed him most was just plain gone.

The family searched desperately for months, only to have their hearts broken again each time they were called in to identify a Collie who wasn’t their Bo. Bob Moeller was quoted in the Chicago Daily-Herald as saying, “It was a double heartbreak,

After the article was published, Ohio residents lavished the newsroom and the dog warden’s office with phone calls, emails, and letters. And the outcry didn’t stop there. The Australian Shepherd rescue group

Hundreds of the long-bodied pooches and their owners participated in the event and just over a hundred Dachshunds had the guts to duke it out on the race track (which consisted of 60 feet of fenced in track lanes separated by “funnoodles”).

So just who is the fastest Dachshund Texas could produce? Her name is

But this story is much more interesting than that! Missing dogs are returned to their owners everday…whats so special about these Cavaliers?

Margaret Donald, the owner of the two little black-and-tan dogs, believes that her Cavaliers did not just “escape” from their leashes but that they had been stolen. Her theory: That her precious pets were taken from the family while they were vacationing at an RV park. Margaret explains,

Gordon Setters

The ultimate outdoor sportsman, the Gordon Setter is an intensely driven, dedicated dog who

A Bernese Mountain Dog living in Nashville Tennessee knows this story all too well.  Several months ago, this “Berner” wandered out of his back yard and into the yard of Chris Morris.  Chris tried to do what any good Samaritan would, contact the owners, but the dog had no tags on.  His only recourse was to post an ad online, which

Their solution was genius. The Parks department “hired” several Border Collies to “patrol” the lake front. Their approach has been immensely successful. According to Katie Grammoll, a field operations manager for the Migratory Bird Management Department, “it works” because Border Collies have a knack for “stalking” the birds, intimidating them but not causing them harm. “It’s a predatory action similar to what wolves and coyotes and foxes do when they’re stalking their prey. It’s why they’re so

Thirty minutes, however, is the bare minimum. Ideally, a Gordon Setter is active as much of the day as possible. The Gordon Setter was bred with stamina necessary to track and “set” birds through the woods all live-long day. Anything less is unfulfilling to this breed.

If tracking isn’t your bag, consider the other activities

No one wants a couch potato for a dog, especially a Gordon Setter. But the question remains…what food is the right food? While there isn’t really a simple, straight-forward answer, we aim to provide a few pointers in our dog food information article. In a nutshell,

Last Wednesday, a house fire in Lakeland, Florida threated to take the lives of Wickett and her owners Jerry and Margi O’Hara. Instead, the inferno only claimed a significant portion of their house.

When the paramedics arrived,