Dogs
In this image taken from video Petco CEO Ron Coughlin speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on June 3, 2021. (AP Photo)
Pandemic pets are a 'furry annuity,' says Petco CEO

By Joseph Pisani Jun. 24, 2021 11:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, April 2, 2020 file photo, a traveler wearing a hazmat suit tends to his dog in a carrier before boarding a plane at the Narita International Airport in Nairta, near Tokyo. U.S. health officials are planning to temporarily ban importation of dogs from more than 100 countries that are considered at high risk for rabies, planned to go into effect on July 14, 2021. Japan is not included in the ban. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
US bans dogs brought in from 100 countries with rabies risk

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 14, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

Captain, a French bulldog, second from left, participates in breed judging at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Star dog handler hurt in wreck en route to Westminster show

By Jennifer Peltz Jun. 12, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Stella, a bulldog, poses after competing in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show's agility contest on Friday, June 11, 2021, in Tarrytown, New York. Because of pandemic precautions, the prestigious dog show is being held outside New York City for the first time. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
Border collie Verb wins retooled Westminster agility title

By Jennifer Peltz Jun. 11, 2021 07:32 PM EDT

In this image provided by Renee Rosamilla, Tildy, a flat-coated retriever, poses with Rosamilla in Perry, Ga. Tildy is set to compete at the upcoming Westminster Kennel Club dog show, which has undergone many changes this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy Renee Rosamilia via AP)
No audience, new venue, but Westminster dog show barks on

By Jennifer Peltz Jun. 10, 2021 12:42 PM EDT

This combination of images shows promotional art for, from left, "Infinite," a film streaming June 10 on Paramount Plus, "Loki," a series streaming June 11 on Disney Plus and "In the Heights," a film both in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, beginning Friday, June 11. (Paramount+/Disney+/HBO Max via AP)
New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infinite'

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

A dog owner shouts slogans during a rally against a proposed law by the government related to household pets, at Syntagma square, in Athens, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Several hundred dog owners, most of them also hunters, and their pets, protested outside the Greek Parliament Sunday against a new law, still at the consultation stage, that mandates sterilization of household pets. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Greek dog owners protest mandatory sterilization of pets

By Demetris Nellas May. 23, 2021 09:13 AM EDT

Bobby, a Labrador Retriever in training, sits front of a human sweat sample after detecting the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Veterinary Faculty of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, May 21, 2021. Thailand has deployed a canine virus detection squad to help provide a fast and effective way of identifying people with COVID-19 as the country faces a surge in cases, with clusters found in several crowded slum communities and large markets. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sniffing Labrador retrievers join Thai coronavirus fight

By Tassanee Vejpongsa May. 21, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

A funeral worker removes empty coffins that held remains that were later cremated, at La Recoleta cemetery in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Chile vets fined for giving dog vaccines against COVID-19

Apr. 21, 2021 02:13 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
South Bend Tribune. March 28, 2021. Editorial: Indiana’s governor has advice, not an order, on masks. Will anyone listen? ...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Siba, a standard poodle, competes for Best in Show during 144th Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York. America's top dogs won't have fans at this year's Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The club announced Monday, March 29, 2021, that spectators and vendors won't be allowed this year because of coronavirus limitations. It's the latest in a series of pandemic shakeups to the nation's most prestigious canine competition, which will be held June 12-13 and has moved from New York City's Hudson River piers and Madison Square Garden to an outdoor setting 25 miles north of Manhattan. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Westminster dog show won't have spectators due to virus

Mar. 29, 2021 07:33 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 21, 2021. Editorial: Missouri lawmaker’s police-dog bill deserves to go nowhere For the...

Dallas Seavey sets out from the checkpoint in Iditarod on Thursday afternoon, March 11, 2021, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Zachariah Hughes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)
Last musher brings dogs over Alaska's Iditarod finish line

Mar. 18, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

Richie Diehl mushes up the first part of the Happy River Steps on Sunday, March 14, 2021 during the Iditarod, in Alaska. The steps are normally a tricky downhill part of the race, but this year mushers are also doing it in reverse. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)
Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, matches most wins by a musher

By Mark Thiessen Mar. 15, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

Dallas Seavey wins a pandemic-shortened Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and matches the most wins by a musher

Mar. 15, 2021 09:05 AM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey wins a pandemic-shortened Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and matches the most wins by a musher. ...

Ryan Redington, right, with his team in harness, stops near a team bedded down near the trail as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race headed toward the Rohn checkpoint Saturday, March 13, 2021. (Zachariah Hughes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)
Dallas Seavey on the cusp of 5th title with Iditarod lead

By Mark Thiessen Mar. 14, 2021 06:03 PM EDT

Past Iditarod champions Joar Ulsom, right, and Pete Kaiser pose for a photo with Richie Diehl, left, in the Ophir, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, March 12, 2021. The three are close friends and have been traveling close together for sections of the race. (Zachariah Hughes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)
Dog illness prompts former Iditarod champion to scratch

By Mark Thiessen Mar. 13, 2021 05:08 PM EST

Coronavirus-positive racer removed from Iditarod race

Mar. 11, 2021 06:20 AM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A veteran Iditarod musher was removed from the race Wednesday after he tested positive for the coronavirus, organizers said. ...

FILE - In this March 14, 2014, file photo, Howard Farley, who helped organize Nome as the end of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ahead of the first running in 1973, is seen at the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum in Nome, Alaska. The world's most famous sled dog race starts Sunday, March 7, 2021, without its defending champion in a contest that will be as much dominated by unknowns and changes because of the pandemic as mushers are by the Alaska terrain. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod

By Mark Thiessen Mar. 06, 2021 11:02 AM EST

FILE - This May 25, 2020 file image, taken from video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog calling police at Central Park in New York. Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York's Central Park, had her criminal case dismissed Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after completing a counseling program meant to educate her on the harm of her actions. (Christian Cooper via AP, File)
Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapy

By Michael R. Sisak Feb. 16, 2021 11:54 AM EST