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This Tether Only Makes Your Dog Think She’s Roaming Free

Your dog just wants to be free. But also? She totally can’t be trusted. So the SUREswivel — an anchored leash that lets her wander around safely — is a good compromise for the two of you.


How A Top Training Facility Turns Rescued Dogs Into Rescue Dogs

Search and Rescue (SAR) dogs have a very important job. Natural disaster? Fertiliser plant explosion? They’re on the case. Before they became the canine equivalent of US Navy SEALs, many of them were unwanted and unloved. Until they went through training at the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF), one of the most elite programs in the country.


Man’s Best Friend Gets Its Own Action Cam Mount, Courtesy Of Sony

Thanks to Sony, YouTube is soon to be flooded with countless first-person videos of dog butts and fire hydrants. The company is releasing a dog-mount for its Action Cam, starting in Japan.


This Tennis Ball Bazooka Is A Weapon Of Mass Exhaustion

As far as pets go, dogs are some of the most playful companions you can find. But there’s an added bonus to that game of fetch. It helps tire them out so back home you don’t have to deal with a hyper ball of fur. And with Hyper Pet’s K-9 Kannon in your arsenal, a game of fetch won’t leave you wiped out as well.


Guy Tries To Buy Toy Poodles, Gets Fluffy, Steroid-Pumped Ferrets Instead

Man’s best friend doesn’t come cheap these days, so you can imagine how excited a retired Argentinian man was to find double the companionship at a fraction of the cost: two adorable toy poodles — just itching to snuggle, crawl and slobber all over you — for a mere $150. And, by toy poodles, of course, we’re referring to preened, fluffed and steroid-pumped “rats”.


Stare In Awe At Wet Hedgehogs, Rats And Dogs Shaking In Slow Motion

Slo-mo footage of wet dogs shaking themselves dry are a dime a dozen online. But wet dogs and wet hedgehogs and rats? Now that’s something new, and we can thank BBC Earth Productions for this mesmerising footage.


Dogs Need A Place To Be Hipsters Too, Right?

Look, it’s just a given that people love their dogs stupid a lot. They also love Instagram effects and cute animals, broadly defined. We know this. But somehow Pack is only showing up now.


I Can’t Stop Looking At This Puppy Spinning In A Bowl

You might as well just call it a day now. Look at this baby puppy spinning in a puppy-sized bowl. It’s the very first GIF created by renowned dog photographer William Wegman, best known for his pictures of Weimaraners in various costumes and poses.


Squeaky Toys With Mute Buttons Will Save Dog Owners’ Sanity

There’s something about squeaky toys that dogs just can’t get enough of. Maybe it’s a deep down carnal desire of wanting to hear their prey scream, or maybe to their ears the high-pitched squeal is like a siren’s song. But what’s for certain is that it can often be incredibly annoying to humans, so the geniuses at Kong added a mute button.


How To Defend Your Home Without Firearms

So, what, you think you’re better than Batman? He’s out there defending the city without a gun to speak of, so clearly you can defend your patch without nasty firearms, right? Here are four methods for protecting you and yours without shooting anyone.


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