Safety

A dog had a fatal encounter with a rattlesnake at the Laurel Canyon Dog Park last week. A second was bitten but is recovering....

"It was horrible, especially the way it happened," said Rianne, her sad brown eyes staring into the distance. Weeks earlier, her small terrier mix had...

Ugh! It's going to be a hot day in L.A.! For starters, today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. We're going...

In Henry Bergh's lifetime, dogs turned treadmills or pulled carts.  Sporting men put down money on $1,000 championship dogfights. Strays were rounded up from...

Used in the wrong way in the wrong setting, a retractable dog leash can injure or potentially kill a dog. But it doesn't have to...

Some say, "Absolutely yes!" Others say, "Not so much." Like so many things in health and medicine, the research is limited and contradictory. That said,...

When I'm setting out for a drive with Fido in the car, guilt climbs into the passenger seat beside me. Guilt because Fido is riding...

Fido and I had seen the “Dog tested. Dog approved” sign in our local Subaru dealer’s window when were out dog walking.  But it...

The federal Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine is investigating deaths and illnesses resulting from chicken, duck and sweet potato jerky...

As water restrictions tighten, many L.A. dog lovers are faced with the challenge of how to keep yards friendly for Fido while getting rid...