Pets

Mutt's to Give Dog Lovers Another Place to Imbibe

Remember my old buddy Finn? She rode down to Texas with me from D.C. after I let her know I wanted to take a job with the Observer. I feel like kind of a jerk -- I haven't really given her all the doggy bags I promised her that would come with my new position -- but that's all about to change. Finn' ... More >>

Dogs Love Malls And Rabbits

The Warwick Melrose Somehow Lost a Guest's Chihuahua

Irma Grazdan and her two dogs, Binky the chihuahua and Boomer the Jack Russell terrier, checked into the Warwick Melrose the day before Thanksgiving. She was in town from Houston to visit family and had decided to stay at the Oak Lawn hotel in part because of its pet-friendliness. Fox 4 recounts wh ... More >>

This Event Is The Pitt's

And The Award For Best Whiskers Goes To...

Dallas City Hall Wants $20,000 from Dog Owner Whose Pit Bull Attacked a Code Inspector

A Dallas code inspector named Donna Garza was making her appointed rounds back in December 2010 when she came upon the home of Loyd Ferrell Ray, in a tree-lined neighborhood south of Preston Hollow. As she conducted her routine inspection of his home, Ray's pit bull got lose somehow, and drew a bea ... More >>

Pet Envy

Booze Hounds

It's True, Dogs and Their Owners Do Become Alike. Mine Bites.

Not much sleep last night. Wide awake at 4 a.m., hiding beneath the sheets. A pretty sad state of affairs when a fellow of my years has to hide under his own bedding to avoid being bitten in the face by a dog. But there you have it. Rescue dogs. Two of them. It's how my wife and I handle things. I ... More >>

In South Dallas, a Fight Between Dog Rescuer and Neighborhood Turns Ugly. (RIP, Booger.)

Photo by Anna Merlan​A years-long dispute between a woman who runs a dog rescue out of her home and her increasingly annoyed neighbors has resulted in hundreds of phone calls to Animal Control, a felony robbery conviction, one dead dog and, we're guessing, some pretty awkward block parties. ... More >>

"No-Kill City": Dallas Forms Task Force Tasked With "Ending the Killing of Adoptable Animals"

Photo by Mark Graham​In the early days of the mayoral race, former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle quietly proclaimed on his website that he wanted Dallas to become "No-Kill City," meaning: With significant tweaks to its policies and procedures, Dallas Animal Services should be able to stop eutha ... More >>

Pups Strut Their Stuff

Mulligans for Mastiffs

A Doggone Classic

Pet Sounds

Animal psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick hears voices, the dog and cat kind.

Dallas taxpayers have every right to be pissed about the goings on at the city's animal shelter.

Neighbor Called 911 On Pit Bulls Prior To Friday Morning Attack in M Streets

​Late Friday afternoon, while we were still sifting through those comments for and against pit bulls (and their owners), Unfair Park HQ received a call from Jill Urban, who said she called 911 on those two "un-collared" pit bulls in the M Streets area some 20 minutes or more before the two dogs sp ... More >>

Must Love Dogs

Dog School

Unleashed, No Longer a Puppy Thunderdome

With the cash-strapped city of Dallas ready to shell out more than $750,000 to build a new dog park and spruce up an old one, there's also news concerning changes at the city's privately owned indoor dog park. At Unleashed Indoor Dog Park, size no longer matters: Instead of dividing up dogs by weigh ... More >>

City Prepared to Spend Bond Money to Keep Dog Parks From Going to, Well, You Know ...

This morning, the Dallas City Council's likely to approve spending $718,803 in 2003 and 2006 bond money to build the proposed Wagging Tail Dog Park near Preston Road and Keller Springs; it's Addendum Item No. 4, for those playing along at home. As mentioned last week, though, that was but one of two ... More >>

In Dallas Dog Parks, Canines Aren't the Only Ones at Play

Puppy Love

Show everyone (at the mall) how much you care

The Cat's Meow

TICA is back with its tail swishing

City to Consider "Goodbye, Kitty" Ordinance

Dallas Lawyer Specializes in Animal Welfare and Rights

Plus, if you want to bequeath your savings to Sparky she'll help you set up a pet trust

Ask a Mexican

At least Chihuahuas are too small to jump fences

TXU's Winged Friends

Ruff Reels

Studded collars meet the silver screen

Fur Fest

House cats attend Arlington convention

Between Friends

No-kill shelter throws killer sale

Kitty Has Two Daddies

Intrepid journalist sets out to resolve feline custody dispute

Puppy Love

Nintendogs' charm will win over the most jaded of gamers.

Best Place to Meet Someone Else's Best Friend

White Rock Lake Dog Park

Best Place to Suds Yer Bud

Dunking Doggies

Dogtown

Tailing downtown Dallas' pack of pampered canines

Kittie

November 11

Vanity Plates

The perfect gift for the pet that has--ahem--almost everything

Best Place to Get a Pet

Animal Adoption Center

Best Daytime Picnic

White Rock Lake

Working Girls

Plus: Sack of Kittens

Dogs Gone?

Many Dallas restaurants welcome dogs--at considerable risk

The Dog Whisperer

Susan Blatz uses a kinder, gentler method to train dogs and the people who own them. Or is that the other way around?

A Few Good Dogs

September 11 creates a bull market for dogs with a nose for explosives

Life's a Bitch

Christopher Guest frolics with a pack of neurotics and their dogs in Best in Show

Best veterinary clinic

East Dallas Veterinary Clinic

Cat Scratch Fever

What's new pussy cat? (meow, meow, meow)

Dr. Lucas' Little Shop of Horrors

What drove veterinarian LISSALUCAS to allegedly starve dozens of animals and repeatedly butcher routine surgeries?

Talk to the animals

Veterinarian Norman Ralston favors acupuncture, herbs, and homeopathy instead of traditional animal medicine. He says pets speak to him through a channeler, and he lets them prescribe their own treatment. It's no wonder state regulators are keeping a clos

Nerds of a Feather

In the competitive world of pigeon racers, it takes one fast bird to deliver the coo de grace