Tag: DOGS
From the creators of the dog treat box subscription service BarkBox, here comes BarkBuddy, described by co-founder Hendrik Werdelin as “Tinder for dogs.” It’s a cute comparison, but unlike Tinder, only one side of the connection gets to make a decision, and also unlike Tinder, it might actually make people happy. BarkBuddy has invited shelters around the country […]
Since the ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych fled his insane palace, it has been open to the public who can pay about a dollar to marvel at what their president had been spending all their money on. Alongside the 70 cars, a shooting range, some golden toilets, and a private zoo, Yanukovych’s property also housed a dog […]
A cop afraid of a dog and its unarmed owner opened fire on them inside their own Coney Island apartment building, according to a lawsuit. Fortunately, the shots missed and neither Elizabeth Villafane nor her bullmastiff Bubba were hurt. The pair cops were in Villafane’s building to issue a warrant for her arrest for walking an […]
Donnell Barden,42, is a resident of Flatbush and presumably, a heartless asshole. He was arrested this week for allegedly setting his pit bull loose on other dogs at Prospect Park. In at least one instance, witnesses said even he got in on the violence himself and stabbed a pooch with an ice pick. ANIMAL spoke […]
Some dog lovers are so close with their four-legged friends, they can tell what they’re thinking. Or can they? For ANIMAL’s newest series, What Do You Think Your Dog Is Thinking?, we go to dog parks all over New York and find out. Let’s see what’s on the minds of the city’s canines in Tompkins Square Park. Creator/Animator: Michael […]
London-based photographer Martin Usborne is back with a hypnotic new photo series of his favorite canine muses. Just as penetrating and otherworldly as The Silence of Dogs in Cars, here’s a new portrait series — Nice to Meet You. Tormented, complicated, all-knowing, and mysterious, there’s a certain something about these dogs that’s eerily human. They beg the […]
Some dog lovers are so close with their four-legged friends, they can tell what they’re thinking. Or can they? For ANIMAL’s newest series, What Do You Think Your Dog Is Thinking?, we go to dog parks all over New York and find out. Let’s see what’s on the minds of the city’s canines in Washington Square […]
Sure, New York has a rat problem. A rat plague, if you will. There are goddamn rats everywhere. But maybe taking your terriers and dachshunds out for a rat hunt in a grimy Manhattan alley isn’t the solution? The AP reports that there are these “ratter” people who get together to play fox hunt in New […]
Patricia Ratz and Pat Guglielmo were walking their three pit bulls in Staten Island’s Schmul Park when two of the dogs got into a scuffle, biting Ratz as she tried to settle them. According to Ratz, Baby Girl–the third, non-fighting dog–started to run off just as a police officer opened fire, unloading 10 shots on the animals […]
Skateboarding dogs are great and all, but there’s a certain immediacy that’s lacking in even the greatest skateboarding dog videos. How am I supposed to fully enjoy the experience of watching a YouTube video of a dog skateboarding if I can’t even get a hint of what skateboarding is like from the dog’s point of view, like I […]
