Dogs

Pit Bull Discrimination Must Stop, Change.org Petition Says

Some fans of the pit bull breed have been mad at us ever since four members of their favorite dog family fatally attacked a jogger east of Palmdale last month. It's not the first time we've reported on a fatal pit bull attack. But, for whatever reason, our report and others like it struck a chord: ... More >>

5 Great Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Los Angeles: Travels with Your Charley

If you're a dog owner who likes to bring your dog with you when you go out to eat -- because your dog needs socialization as much as you do, because your dog is your muse, etc. -- no doubt you've developed an instinct for good and bad places to go with your best friend. Bad would be, say, Bludso's i ... More >>

Pit Bulls' Savage Mauling Leads to Murder Charge for Dog Owner

See also: Jogger Dies After She's Attacked by 4 Pit Bulls East of Palmdale. Remember that horrific attack earlier this month by a pack of pit bulls that ended the life of a jogger in Littlerock near Palmdale? A neighbor who happened to own six pit bulls (and allegedly had a marijuana grow operatio ... More >>

Elayne Boosler: Laughs for Lassie

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. "Doesn't she look like Audrey Hepburn?" asks Elayne Boosler of Jazzy, a visiting pit bull–Weimaraner mix. Boosler does an impression of Jazzy as Hepburn, playing off the w ... More >>

L.A. Pet Stores Vow Not To Sell Puppies

The Humane Society is sounding triumphant today because, it says, 80 L.A.-area pet stores have signed a pledge to stop selling puppies. (The concern among animal-rights activists has long been that retail pooches come from inhumane puppy mills). The thing is, selling puppies at retail stores has al ... More >>

Pet Sales Bans In L.A., West Hollywood Don't Affect Thriving Online Puppy Mill Commerce

All the cool City Hall kids are doing it -- banning retail pet sales in an attempt to squeeze out puppy mills accused of breeding cats and dogs in brutal and inhumane conditions. The L.A. City Council passed a pet sales ban this fall after the city of West Hollywood did so in 2010. The thing is, t ... More >>

Bad Dogs Die in L.A.'s Pound

Will a 6-minute screen test save the worthy?

Pet Sales Ban For Local Retailers Passes L.A. City Council

L.A. is outlawing the sale of dogs and cats that don't come from shelters and approved rescue organizations. The City Council yesterday voted to approve the ban, which is intended to put an end to the sale of factory "puppy mill" pets in L.A. The law will go into effect ...

32 Chihuahuas Seized From La Puente Home

A woman found with 32 chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes living inside her La Puente home told officers she was just trying to save them from life on the suburban streets of east L.A. County. According to Aaron Reyes at the county's Department of Animal Care and Control, his department was summoned to ... More >>

Chyna, on Desperate Search for Stolen Poodle, Tweets Wrong Number for Culprit

Former WWF hottie and current Westside resident Chyna is in a state of anguish. She's been Tweeting furiously to 25,000-plus followers about her stolen puppy Hachie, who she says was lifted by a certain "Jennifer Nelson the babysitter" about two weeks ago. In Chyna's quest to be reunited with her 1 ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs

Obnoxious L.A. pet owners face $250 fine

You'll Slobber Over This Funny New Book!

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 >>

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 >>

Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

Los Angeles' Dog Barking Hell

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

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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DEGRADING PICK OF THE WEEK

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 >>

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 >>

Best Splurges for Your Doggy BFF

Four-legged luxury

Best Pit Bull Whisperer: Kyle Schwab, Smashface Rescue

L.A.'s Toothless Spaying Law

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

¡Ask a Mexican! Ay, Chihuahuas!

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

Letters: Seeking No Shelters

Our readers write back

Dog Busters

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

Tia Maria Torres

Underdogs

Bone for the Holidays

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

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 >>

Hair of the Dog

All the Frills

Top Dog

Cesar Millan

Pit Stop

A Dog’s Life

Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

Silver Lake's Top Dog

Rich Dog, Poor Man

In the Doghouse

Breeders are yelping about proposed new fees

Heel!

Yanking Matthew Margolis' chain