Dogs eaten after dying in Oklahoma shelter
Two dogs at a small town animal shelter in Oklahoma were partially eaten by other dogs being held there. Town officials said two sick dogs were placed with healthy dogs in the shelter in Wewoka and...
View ArticleThe dog that wouldn’t die finds a home
Wall-E, the dog who turned up alive and kicking the day after he was “euthanized” at an Oklahoma animal shelter, has been adopted. And, even though he’s living in a new state now, Wall-E — with help...
View ArticleNicaraguan street dog headed for Oklahoma
Four months ago, Bobby was dragging himself through the streets of Nicaragua. The big white and tan dog would use his front legs to get from one place to another — not that he had any place to go. Now,...
View ArticleRescued: Oklahoma dogs help each other
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Attention humans: Today’s lesson comes from Tanner and Blair — two hopeless cases that, together, found some hope. Tanner is a two-year-old...
View ArticleTeenager who posted photo of pit bull killed with arrow flees town after...
An Oklahoma high school student who posted a photo on Facebook of a pit bull shot dead with an arrow has been forced to flee his home after receiving death threats. The image shows a dark-colored pit...
View ArticleTeen says he shot pit bull with arrow because it appeared aggressive
An Oklahoma teenager has admitted he shot and killed a pit bull with a bow and arrow and posted a photo of its corpse on Facebook, but says the dog appeared aggressive. Caisen Green, 18, who had fled...
View ArticleOut from the tornado debris, it’s Bowsie!
Standing amid the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma, Barbara Garcia was being interviewed by a TV reporter when the dog she thought she lost to a tornado stuck his nose out from under the flattened...
View ArticleDonations pour in for Barbara and Bowser
The Oklahoma tornado victim whose missing dog emerged from the rubble in the middle of a TV news interview may get another prayer answered. Barbara Garcia’s Scottish terrier, Bowser, was spotted under...
View ArticleDog who lost her pups at birth nurses litter left orphaned after Oklahoma...
An Indiana dog who lost all eight of her pups at birth is now nursing six newborn pups left orphaned after the tornadoes in Oklahoma. The Indiana dog, a 2-year-old Rottweiler mix living at a shelter in...
View ArticleLion and dachshund: Who’s getting exactly what out of this relationship?
When it comes to animals, there are those softies among us who see nearly everything they do – especially dogs — as magical and motivated by love. Then there are those – generally not ohmidog! readers...
View ArticleMiley racks up the miles, headed home soon
My former cat Miley — the one I took in from the streets of South Baltimore for the winter — is still on the highway, having logged more than 5,000 since joining her new truck driver owner, Kitty....
View ArticleA moment in Oklahoma with my ex-cat
Not that visiting my ex’s is a recurring theme here or anything, but this week we checked in on another one — a homeless cat I first encountered underneath a stairway in Baltimore, next door to a bar,...
View ArticleThat’s how he rides
I don’t need to tell you it’s hot — pretty much everywhere — but I did want to show you how Ace, as a result of that, has changed his riding style. On particularly hot days, which has been every day as...
View ArticleDespite euthanasia, Wall-e’s tail still wagging
Here’s a pretty amazing story out of Sulphur, Oklahoma, about a dog who apparently was euthanized, declared dead and, the next morning, was found scurrying around the trash bin in which he had been...
View ArticleAdoption offers pouring in for Wall-E
Wall-E, the unwanted dog who survived an Oklahoma animal shelter’s attempt to put him to sleep, is now very much wanted. Since his story became public, thousands have applied to adopt him, he’s...
View ArticleSheriff helps family get a new pet after their dog was killed during...
A 3-year-old boy got a new dog this week, days after watching his first dog get struck and killed by a car fleeing sheriff’s deputies in Oklahoma City. The boy and his family picked out the new pet, a...
View ArticleDid police officer laugh about killing dog?
Did an Oklahoma police officer laugh after he shot and killed a family’s pit bull? That’s what at least one witness reportedly told the dog’s owner. Sarah Brown says a neighbor witnessed the March 19...
View ArticleEuthanasia, or murder?
“Euthanasia” isn’t really the correct word for what animal shelters do to dogs. When a dog is in pain, the use of the word may be apt. When it’s not a mercy killing — but an act that takes place...
View ArticleKentucky is the most Scrooge-like in survey of what we spend on dogs for...
Residents of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania spend the most on their dogs at Christmas — and a good three times more than dog owners in Oklahoma and Kentucky, whose residents ranked as the most...
View ArticleTrainer tries to find dog by zapping her
If you’ve ever been unable to find your car at a shopping mall, you’ve probably done this: You pull out your key, hit the remote alarm button, and then follow the sound of the blaring horn. A man in...
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