Dogs

Penn Vet COVID-19

Penn Vet studying whether dogs can detect COVID-19 by scent

Putt Putt Pup will put a smile on your face

Putt Putt Pup

Take a stroll through these Philly-area parks while social distancing

Social distancing in parks

Pet of the Week: House

Pet of the Week: House

Pet of the Week: Bob Ross

Pet of the Week: Bob Ross

Did a raptor kidnap a toy poodle? Hawk Mountain Sanctuary questions viral story

Pet of the Week: Pebbles

Pet of the Week: Pebbles

Lehigh Valley poodle Siba wins best in show at Westminster dog show

Former drug exec who killed wife in 2004 now in trouble for selling fake cancer cures for dogs

Pet of the Week: Oates

Pet of the Week: Oates

Valentine's Day

Give your valentine a unique gift – a painting of their pup in White Dog Cafe

White Dog Cafe pet portrait painting by Jay McClellan

Brandywine SPCA receives 30 dogs from earthquake-shaken Puerto Rico

Brandywine SPCA Puerto Rico rescue dogs

Pet of the Week: Bazooka

Pet of the Week: Bazooka

Dog missing from Philadelphia shelter found in New Jersey

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Growing up with dogs may lower the risk of schizophrenia as an adult, study finds

Link between having a pet dog in childhood and developing schizophrenia

Pet of the Week: Dreidel

Pet of the Week: Dreidel

Pet store puppies are linked to antibiotic resistant infection, CDC says

Pet store puppies outbreak infection

Pet of the Week: Tinsel

Pet of the Week: Tinsel

Pets can pose for a professional photo with Santa at Hotel Palomar

Santa Paws at Hotel Palomar

Chunky bulldog from Pennsylvania, named Thor, wins 2019 National Dog Show

National Dog Show 2019 thor

Pet of the Week: Mummer

Pet of the Week: Mummer

A painting of your pet could hang in the new White Dog Cafe opening in Glen Mills

White Dog Cafe

Pet of the Week: Ghoul

Pet of the Week: Ghoul

Conshohocken corgi's Wawa Shorti Halloween costume goes viral

Wawa Corgi

Pet of the Week: Bella

Pet of the Week: Bella

Pet of the Week: Army

Pet of the Week: Army

Dog owners may have lower risk of dying from heart attacks, study says

Dogs pets reduce mortality

Pet of the Week: Sweet Dee

Pet of the Week: Sweet Dee

Pet of the Week: Mary Jane

Pet of the Week: Mary Jane

Classic car show, pin-up contest at brewery to benefit pit bull nonprofit

Classic car show and pinup contest benefiting Pinups for Pitbulls

Dog owners may have healthier hearts than others, study suggests

dogs heart health

Pet of the Week: Mia

Pet of the Week: Mia

Bring your pet to Hotel Monaco's curbside dog wash

Dog Wash

Meteorologist Cecily Tynan recovers lost puppy after multi-day search

Nala Cecily Tynan

Doggie Dash on the beach to be followed by puppy pool party at water park

Doggie Dash on the beach followed by a puppy pool party

Pig ear dog treats tied to drug-resistant salmonella outbreak

pig ear dog treat salmonella

Family-Friendly

Great Wiener Dog Race at Manayunk's Pretzel Park is fundraiser for PAWS

Lucky's Last Chance Great Wiener Dog Race happening in July

Alternative Medicine

These dogs can sniff out lung cancer with startling accuracy

beagle dogs detect lung cancer

Meet the new Pet of the Week: House

Pet of the Week: House

Pet of the Week: Hero

Pet of the Week: Hero

Diseases you can catch from a household pet

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Pennsylvania SPCA waiving adoption fees this weekend

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The Pet of the Week is a brother act

Pet of the Week: Fish and Chips

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