Barking Begins in the 38th Iditarod
Hundreds of sled dogs and thousands of fans lined up in Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/sports/07sportsbriefs-iditarod.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Fran Lee, Whose Work Led to Pooper-Scooper Law, Is Dead at 99
Ms. Lee counseled generations of New Yorkers on household and consumer issues, and later waged a campaign that led to New York’s pooper-scooper law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/nyregion/20lee.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Living Up to Its Billing, Scottie Is Best in Show
A Scottish terrier named Sadie, the favorite, won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/sports/17dog.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Norwegian Buhunds Make Westminster Debut
Sophie, Casper and Lola were the first of their breed to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/sports/16kennel.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
At Westminster, Passing Time Before Passing the Judge
As the dogs waited to be judged in four groups Monday night at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, another sort of show broke out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/sports/16dogs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Hype, Money and Cornstarch: What It Takes to Win at Westminster
To win at the big dog shows, lots of money is needed for professional handlers, groomers and even ad campaigns in publications like Dog News and The Canine Chronicle.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/14kennel.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Why Do Sled Dogs Run?
They don’t run for a reward or toward a goal, and they don’t catch or flee anything, yet they would keep running if the musher fell off his sled.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/opinion/14sun2.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
They Bark, They Rule
A Humane Society benefit and party for the new book “It’s a Dog’s World: The Savvy Guide to Four-Legged Living” brought dogs and their humans to the Muse Hotel.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/garden/11seen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
A Neuroscientist Studying the Structure of Dog Brains
In his Princeton laboratory, Samuel Wang uses dog M.R.I.’s to research the relationship between brain structure and behavior.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/science/09conv.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Dog Days in China
There's nothing rational in the view that it's weird of the Chinese to eat dog. After all, in the West pet "micro pigs" are becoming fashionable.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/opinion/05iht-edcohen.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Heel. Sit. Whisper. Good Dog.
Debarking, a procedure to quiet noisy dogs, is falling out of favor with veterinarians and animal rights advocates.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/nyregion/03debark.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
As Sponsors Fall Away, the Iditarod Tightens Its Belt
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska will have reduced prize purses this year, and salaries of race employees have been cut.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/sports/02iditarod.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Stephen Huneck, Artist of Dogs, Dies at 61
Mr. Huneck was an internationally known artist, woodcarver and furniture maker whose most famous work was the Dog Chapel, a hand-built church in Vermont.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/arts/design/01huneck.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Just Cut the Painting in Half
This week, answers to readers’ questions about what happens when daughters fight over heirlooms, houseguests who bring their dogs and other issues.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/fashion/31social.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
China May Make Dog and Cat Meat a Delicacy No More
China’s National People’s Congress is expected to consider banning a centuries-old culinary tradition: the consumption of dog and cat meat.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/weekinreview/31grist.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss