Of all our loved ones, pets are surely the easiest to please when it comes to holiday gifts. ...more

December 3, 2008

Scrawny but feisty and matted with the dust of war, Kujo's loyalty to his fallen litter mate touched something in Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber. ...more

September 23, 2008

Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber has a four-legged reminder of his time in Baghdad: Kujo, a mutt he saved and adopted in the war-torn city. ...more

September 22, 2008

TAMPA - On his lunch break Friday, Rob Lowry crouched by a small beagle and pointed the camera of his cell phone. The photo was on its way to his wife as Lowry pondered taking the dog home to join the family's dachshund. It didn't sound like his wife would be a hard sell. "If she sees a dog, she'll want it," he said. "If she was here, we'd already have three." ...more

January 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A man was arrested Thursday after a chow-shepherd mix was found dead in his back yard along with an emaciated pit bull, authorities said. ...more

December 21, 2007

LAKELAND - At almost 8 years old, Rex is about through. He has had a remarkable run, though, been through a lot. He had his share of busts and sniffed out enough lost kids. But, with a nagging back injury, he just didn't have the umph to get over that 6-foot obstacle. Rex, with no regrets, is in his last competition with others less than half his age. Rex is a police dog, and he came to Lakeland this week for the U.S. Police Canine Association's National Police Dog Trials. Dogs and handlers from law enforcement agencies across the nation are vying for the title of, well, top dog. ...more

October 22, 2007