When comedian Robert Smigel appeared on The Last Laugh podcast early this summer, he revealed that his greatest creation, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, would almost certainly be entering the 2020 election fray—despite a deadly pandemic that had moved much of the campaign off the trail. On Wednesday night, he made good on that promise by delivering a hilarious focus group full of very real Trump […]
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“My dog is trilingual!” is my favorite joke to make when people meet my new rescue pup, Cannoli. Technically, he only speaks “dog” fluently, but as a Korean-born dog that literally flew to America to be with me, I assume he understands a little bit of both of those human languages, too. I always knew I would get a dog of my own eventually and walked […]
Thought to Be Extinct, New Guinea’s Singing Dogs Found Alive in the Wild by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com The New Guinea singing dog was thought to be extinct in the wild, but new genetic research suggests their distinctive howl still echoes in the highlands of the Oceanic islands, reports James Gorman for the New York Times. Not seen in the wild by scientists since the 1970s, conservation biologists thought the only New Guinea singing dogs […]
Feeling isolated, anxious, or depressed since the pandemic hit? Struggling to cope with uncertainty? Homebound with your entire family and going berserk from too much chaos and no privacy? If you’ve felt any of these things in the past six months, experts say you might be a dog. Indeed, dogs are feeling the emotional impacts of coronavirus just like their owners are, and it may be […]
Dog owners in Germany may soon be required by law to walk their furry friends at minimum twice a day, as the country’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is set to introduce a new law next year to ensure dogs get enough activity. German Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Julia Klöckner, who came up with the mandate, said that the new law […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/15/1080241204_0:0:1777:999_1200x675_80_0_0_09e9ee1834dbab79be269b606babe466.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008211080241232-husky-heaven-furballs-have-fun-at-dog-cafe-/ Everyone gets excited about their favorite social activities. So do animals, as a horde of huskies recently demonstrated. Footage shared on YouTube by ViralHog captures visitors at the Huskitory cafe in Taman Asean, Melaka, Malaysia. When it is time for the fluffy snowdogs to spend time with the attendees, they run in simultaneously but are overly enthusiastic, causing a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/12/1080203642_0:0:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_88a6a70833a41b68faf66ccf4b960667.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008181080203682-bless-you-dogs-look-worried-as-their-husky-buddy-sneezes-multiple-times/ When our pets sneeze it usually sounds so funny! Nevertheless, don’t forget to wish your four-legged loved ones good health each time they sneeze or cough. This video shows a trio of cute dogs – two huskies and a labrador – travelling in a car. Suddenly, one of the huskies starts sneezing, and it does it several times in […]
Photo by Carol Duff How Do Dogs Find Their Way Home? They Might Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field by Courtney Sexton/Smithsonianmag.com Last week, Cleo the four-year-old yellow Labrador retriever showed up on the doorstep of the home her family moved away from two years ago, reports Caitlin O’Kane for CBS News. As it turns out, Cleo traveled nearly 60 miles from her current home in Kansas to her […]
There will be dogs. So many strange, wonderful, extraordinary dogs. MYSTICAL MERMAID Dog: Hero (Standard Poodle) The mermaid design was planned out over a span of about 2 years. For this design to work as planned, I had to grow Hero’s hair on his topknot for over two years. My idea was to make the dog completely disappear into the design. All the colors used were […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/14/1079934767_89:0:1289:675_1200x675_80_0_0_65b3bec004592cfb86b2dc129066ec06.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202007201079935453-its-a-dogs-life-pensieve-pitbull-slouches-on-a-couch/ Pets are said to reflect their owners’ personality traits and even habits and actions. In a sense watching our pets gives us perspective about ourselves – which can quite often be hilarious. An amusing pitbull named Lou has been caught on camera sitting on a sofa, its front paw placed on the side of the couch. Judging by the […]
Ecologists Dig Prairie Dogs, And You Should Too by Andy Boyce and Andrew Dreelin/Smithsonian Zoo Varmint, gopher, keystone species, ecosystem engineer. What prairie dogs are to you depends on your point of view. Although many people view prairie dogs as pests, ecologists absolutely dig them. At our field site in north-central Montana, we’re learning more about how black-tailed prairie dogs change the landscape and support the many […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107971/43/1079714330_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_049110a307758e841a6d7e91de723ef2.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202006251079707925-dogs-of-war-angry-husky-and-golden-retriever-wanna-fight-not-so-much/ Our canine friends can be sweet and loyal, but they are also fierce predators and formidable guards, always ready to get into a fight with other animals – including their own brethren. Luckily, they are also careful, so their friendly nature often prevents them from escalating tensions, even after an impressive display of bravado. Just look at this angry […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/75/1079667599_0:113:1343:868_1200x675_80_0_0_98e28978e8049dfc473a7ca74d07d36c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202006191079667705-golden-retriever-puppy-snuggles-up-with-mom-/ Children oftentimes want to curl up next to their parents to feel safe and secure. Similarly, animals also feel this sentiment, as an adorable puppy recently demonstrated. Footage shared on Instagram captures Wriggly, an adorable golden retriever puppy that is in training to be a future guide dog alongside her “mom,” a guide dog helping to mold her for […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) destroyed countless jobs in her state by imposing a series of authoritarian Coronavirus lockdown orders. The crazed Governor prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, food is non-essential. Whitmer limited access of doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drugs hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks to save senior citizens in the state from Coronavirus. Whitmer also called on Home Depot and […]
By Chris Sweeney, author who has written for various UK magazines and newspapers, including The Times, The Sun and The Daily Record. Follow him on Twitter @WritesSweeney The UK is bracing for a crime wave, with unemployment soaring and US riots on every screen. But unlike Americans, Brits cannot own guns – so they’re scrambling for whatever security they can get, from CCTV to trained dogs. As Britain […]
India 17:00 GMT 29.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107688/94/1076889494_0:181:1920:1261_1200x675_80_0_0_eb088751696eec7fdc158ad729053c20.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202005291079456788-man-held-for-assaulting-chinese-national-with-sticks-over-feeding-of-stray-dogs-in-uttar-pradesh/ New Delhi (Sputnik): On 25 May, a Chinese woman was beaten with sticks outside her home in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district. She took to Twitter and narrated her ordeal following which the police swung into action. A man identified as Amarpal Singh was arrested on Friday evening for allegedly harassing and assaulting […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107923/12/1079231215_0:281:1200:956_1200x675_80_0_0_732e703f4793dd6cc7d0fb94e66a1c6e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202005081079231307-dogs-winter-olympics-golden-retriever-slides-down-snowy-hill-like-a-boss/ When canines see snow for the first time in their lives it might be a real shock for them, but older doggos have an idea of what you can do during wintertime. Even for a puppy, there are a lot of ways to have fun during the cold season – so many of them are happy to see snow […]