Dog rescuers, flush with donations, buy animals from the breeders they scorn
The untold story of a river of rescue donations flowing to commercial breeders.
Pets
Military veterans with PTSD turn to service dogs for help. But does it work?
“I wouldn’t be here without him,” one vet says of his dog. But the practice faces growing scrutiny from researchers and debate among veterans groups, politicians and the VA.
After clients discover backlog, Juneau pet cremation business owner says he’ll make good
When Tammy Hunt's boxer died, she hired a Juneau pet cremation service to take care of the remains. Weeks later, she hadn't heard from the business — which led to a startling discovery.
Cannabis for dogs? A look behind the CBD pet treat trend
Some Alaska pet owners swear by CBD, an extract made from cannabis plants, saying it has greatly improved their pets' health. But how much do we know about CBD's effects?
Glacier poses, bow ties and a birthday party: What it’s like to be a famous Alaska Instagram dog
Cricket, known on Instagram as @cricketinthethicket, turned 1 this month. The celebration included a poop-shaped emoji.
The National Dog Show winner looks like an adorable little Chewbacca
The parade of adorable dogginess, aired after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, has become an annual tradition and ratings bonanza for NBC, snagging more than 20 million viewers every year.
After Allie the alligator, a Valley shop is inundated with reptiles in need of rescue
Publicity over the 4 1/2-foot gator rescued from Wasilla has brought snakes, turtles and lizards to a small shop in a strip mall along the Parks Highway.
This is the story of Allie, the alligator from Wasilla that got too big for its bathtub
The 3-year-old, 4-foot-long reptile has a new home at a rescue in Meadow Lakes -- and potential travel plans for Florida.
The pain of losing a beloved hunting dog is always near the surface
Gunner’s hunting bloodline proved out over nine years, as he developed into a great waterfowl retriever.
Video: Anchorage photographer’s pet portraits raise money for Houston hurricane victims
Anchorage photographer David Jensen hopes to helps animals affected by Hurricane Harvey.
With calm consistency, most Alaska dogs can be trained
Don't expect immediate success with these roughly outlined techniques. Misfires are common. The goal is to be a responsible pet owner.
Loud dogs must be surgically ‘debarked,’ Oregon court rules
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a southern Oregon couple must quiet their incessantly barking dogs by sending them to the vet to have their voices surgically squelched.
For the love of dogs
For National Dog Day, residents of dog-crazy Anchorage share stories about special relationships with their canine companions.
Stubbs, Talkeetna’s honorary ‘mayor’ cat and beloved feline fixture, dies at 20
The cat, named for his missing tail, was for years the subject of international media attention and local devotion.
Teeming with cats, Anchorage shelter temporarily cuts adoption fee to $15
Adopting a cat that hasn't been spayed or neutered usually costs around $140.
A new database tells you the most (and least) popular dog names in Anchorage
Officials recently published a searchable database of the names of all licensed dogs in the city, from Aasa to Zyla Dixie.
Every newborn chick needs a 'mom.' This one gets a dog, for now.
The only chick to hatch from a batch of mail-ordered eggs, Juney finds a friend and mother in 10-year-old Kona, with guidance from owner Marla McCrorie of Anchorage.
Don't use your pet's name as a password - unless it's one of these cuties
The Swedish cybersecurity firm BehavioSec chose unwieldy names for a few shelter animals to draw potential adopters and give them "a lifetime of cybersecure passwords and security questions."
Meet Mak and M.O.C.H.A.: Trooper drug dogs get new names from Alaska students
People had been invited to vote on the Alaska State Troopers K-9s' names via Gov. Bill Walker's Facebook page.
Mat-Su animal shelter cutting hours amid staffing shortage
The problem illustrates a downside of the borough’s reliance on part-time employees who don’t get benefits and can only work a total of 29.9 hours a week.