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Dogs

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Shorty Rossi: The Pit Man

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Luigi Francis Rossi -- better known as Shorty, titular star of the Animal Planet "docudrama" Pit Boss -- was not, as some have said, "made for television." His recently release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    DooD Food: A New Company That Helps Your Dog Go on a Diet

    Startups is a new column about new companies, big ideas and bold discoveries happening in the L.A. area. Andrea Carrano was raised in Italy, which means he grew up with table-fed canines. That also was true of his brother-in-law, Ali Niroomand, who grew up in France. "Very few people were buying s ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs

    Obnoxious L.A. pet owners face $250 fine

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    You'll Slobber Over This Funny New Book!

    Obnoxious L.A. pet owners face $250 fine

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship, a Book of Comedians' Essays on Their Dogs

    I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend From America's Favorite Humorists is the new book edited by Wade Rouse, with essays by Jen Lancaster, Rita Mae Brown, Laurie Notaro, Jane Green, Beth Harbison, W. Bruce Cameron and many others, plus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Video: Nude O.C. Thief Jumps From Smoking Hummer Limo, Fends Off German Shepherd

    Worth it? (Doubtful.)​Tustin resident Ahmad Mabrok, 29, may have just set a new standard for worst Saturday night ever. Or best, we suppose -- if you're into jumping from fiery stolen vehicles and getting your junk licked by ferocious police dogs. (And, uh, spending the rest of your life tryi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Derek Reeve, O.C. Politician, Says His 'Bitch' of a Dog is Named Muhammad

    cafepress.com​When we heard that an Orange County city councilman named his dog Muhammad to make a political statement about freedom of speech in America, we were a little wistful. After all, Latinos used to be the favorite whipping boys of wacko O.C. right wingers. We're lonely: We haven't b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Omar Von Muller's Skateboarding Dogs. Yes, Skateboarding Dogs.

    Adam GropmanDash goes skateboarding​It's a pleasant summer day down at Venice Beach, the boardwalk humming with activity. On the paved path pointing toward the water, near where Windward Avenue ends at the beach, a skateboarder shows off, kicking sturdily against the pavement, leaning into ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

    Adam GropmanDash goes skateboarding​It's a pleasant summer day down at Venice Beach, the boardwalk humming with activity. On the paved path pointing toward the water, near where Windward Avenue ends at the beach, a skateboarder shows off, kicking sturdily against the pavement, leaning into ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2011

    Los Angeles' Dog Barking Hell

    Laid-back L.A. Animal Services department takes months to stop problem barkers

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Precious: Rescued Pitt Bull, Looking for Love

    Sam SlovickPrecious waits to be adopted.​Precious is such a bitch. The compact young blonde struts the patio inside the iron gates just behind the Modernica furniture factory in downtown's Industrial District. Precious is subtly clever, looking for vulnerability: She'll push your buttons, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Richard Rudy Aragon, Teen Son, Face Robbery Charges After Allegedly Using Pit Bull That Bites Off Ears of Victim

    Get ready/This ain't funny/I'm a pit bull/And I'm about to get money.​There are all kinds of ways scumbags try to get your money (right, Bank of America?). But having a pit bull bite your ears off is a new potential revenue stream even for Wall Street. Authorities allege that, after his 17-ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    French Bulldog Thief Strikes Again, Running Off With $3,000 Orange County Purebred

    Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentDuarte resident Darryl Cole stole one French bulldog too many​Updated after the jump with the dog thief's "obsessive compulsive" history. Originally posted at 12:53 p.m. French bulldogs are super cute, we'll admit. Especially in holiday sweaters. But 20-year- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Phydough Truck Rolls Out Gourmet Dog Treats

    Guzzle & NoshFowl vs. fur.​Because nearly every imaginable cuisine has been bastardized in mobile form, the Phydough Truck has moved on to canines. Rolling out this Saturday, the truck (@phydoughtruck) will feature a menu of gourmet dog treats.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    The 12 Days Of Cookies: Sherry Yard's Holiday Dog Biscuit Recipe

    Flickrt user taleitaleiYour Dog Is Dreaming Of A Golden Brown Christmas​When we kicked off the Twelve Days of Cookie Recipes with Alice Medrich's recipe for peanut butter clouds (peanut butter meringue cookies flecked with hazelnuts and milk chocolate), we were admittedly thinking more along t ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    October 21, 2010

    MY DOG TULIP

    Flickrt user taleitaleiYour Dog Is Dreaming Of A Golden Brown Christmas​When we kicked off the Twelve Days of Cookie Recipes with Alice Medrich's recipe for peanut butter clouds (peanut butter meringue cookies flecked with hazelnuts and milk chocolate), we were admittedly thinking more along t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Hollywood Dog Trainer Gimmick: $5 Super-Cheap Tracking Chip So You'll Never Lose Fido or Max Again

    Cute puppy​Used to be, when Fido got lost chasing a squirrel across town, you'd nail dozens of little posters with his cute dog mug on it to cluttered telephone poles, hoping someone would buzz you with the good news that your pet had been found. Then along came those tiny tracking chips pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    L.A. City Worker Deliberately Mows Over Lawn Chairs At Sepulveda Basin Dog Park

    ​A city maintenance worker deliberately mowed over about two dozen chairs at the Sepulveda Basin Dog Park last week, leaving behind a trail of plastic shards and broken parts according to the Daily News. The lawn chairs, which people brought over the years for public use, were said to be nuisa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Mutt Mingle: It's All Going to the Dogs, Even Dining Out

    Jenn GarbeeCanine Cocktail Hour​You get to go out on Friday night, why not your dog? We don't mean for another walk around the block -- that is so 2009 -- but a Mutt Mingle. This Friday night at Pussy & Pooch, you can take your dog to a 3-hour social gathering to sample the free treats, or pon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    'Don't Let Your Dog Or Cat Become An Octomom' - PETA

    PETA​PETA is offering to pay "Octomom" Nadya Suleman to endorse the spaying and neutering of pets, the animal-rights group announced Tuesday. A proposed slogan would be posted on a sign on Suleman's front lawn: "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom.'" The offer comes amid reports that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    West Hollywood Bans Most Retail Dog And Cat Sales

    A puppy mill.​The city of West Hollywood was expected to give final approval Tuesday to a law that will ban sales of cats and dogs at pet stores. The ordinance states that existing shops will be given time to come to terms with the new rule, and that the sale of "humanely bred, reared or shelt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Man Attacks Dog -- Seriously

    American Kennel ClubAn illustration of a miniature schnauzer.​A man who appeared to be crazed on drugs choked and body slammed a small dog several times, leading to the miniature schnauzer's death, authorities said. The incident happened Wednesday morning in San Clemente when the suspect walk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Are Dogs People Too? Should They At Least Eat Like Them?

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    THAT'S SO BURBANK

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    HARRY AND SCARY

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    DEGRADING PICK OF THE WEEK

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 29, 2009

    In the Doghouse: A Leash-Law Miscreant's Day in Court

    Park rangers at Griffith Park show no mercy

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Puppy for Obama? The Ultimate Presidential Accessory

    There's been much to-do about Obama's future dog. Screw the economic crisis. This dog's got to be hypo-allergenic, because Malia is allergic. It's got to be from a shelter, preferably. The American Kennel Club has weighed in, suggesting poodles and Portugese water dogs. The Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Pussy & Pooch: Extreme Dog Culture Unleashes New Nightlife

    By Adam Gropman Photo by Sonia Paulino. Click image for entire slideshow. As a dyed-in-the-wool cat person, I'm a bit of an undercover double-agent at this swanky, Downtown dog party. Sharp, creative urbanites, dressed from crisp casual all the way to downright glamorous, serenely mill about or s ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Splurges for Your Doggy BFF

    Four-legged luxury

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Pit Bull Whisperer: Kyle Schwab, Smashface Rescue

    Four-legged luxury

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    L.A.'s Toothless Spaying Law

    A new neutering rule appeases the wrathful animal-rights lobby but offers little hope

  • LA Life

    January 3, 2008

    ¡Ask a Mexican! Ay, Chihuahuas!

    Does a Chihuahua really fit a nation of macho men and feisty women?

  • News

    July 12, 2007

    Letters: Seeking No Shelters

    Our readers write back

  • News

    July 5, 2007

    Dog Busters

    If puppies are outlawed by Lloyd “Lightbulb” Levine, will only outlaws have puppies?

  • LA Life

    May 10, 2007

    Tia Maria Torres

    Underdogs

  • LA Life

    December 21, 2006

    Bone for the Holidays

    Who’s ruffing it when you leave town? Not your pooch

  • Columns

    November 2, 2006

    Dog On a Ledge

    Who’s ruffing it when you leave town? Not your pooch

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    What Happend to My Piece of The Cake?

    How far I have come from the Van Nuys Motel 6. Almost right where I started, give or take a few blocks. Since then, a friend (ok, my ex-boyfriend) took my dog cross country. Stevie (my four legged dog child) has been to San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and today swam (or tried to) in a river in Mon ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 8, 2006

    Hair of the Dog

    How far I have come from the Van Nuys Motel 6. Almost right where I started, give or take a few blocks. Since then, a friend (ok, my ex-boyfriend) took my dog cross country. Stevie (my four legged dog child) has been to San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and today swam (or tried to) in a river in Mon ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 27, 2006

    All the Frills

    How far I have come from the Van Nuys Motel 6. Almost right where I started, give or take a few blocks. Since then, a friend (ok, my ex-boyfriend) took my dog cross country. Stevie (my four legged dog child) has been to San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and today swam (or tried to) in a river in Mon ... More >>

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Top Dog

    Cesar Millan

  • Columns

    February 23, 2006

    Pit Stop

    Cesar Millan

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Hey, Doc, It’s About my Dog

    Asthma doesn't only affect humans

  • Film+TV

    January 6, 2005

    A Dog’s Life

    Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

  • Columns

    October 28, 2004

    Silver Lake's Top Dog

    Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

  • Columns

    April 29, 2004

    Rich Dog, Poor Man

    Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    In the Doghouse

    Breeders are yelping about proposed new fees

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Dog Ma

    One woman's Doberman mission

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    Heel!

    Yanking Matthew Margolis' chain

  • More >>
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