A company called PoochIQ.com is offering to put Walters’ Havanese, Cha-Cha, to the test.  Walters often talks with her co-hosts on “The View” about how smart her dog is.  The “Cha-Cha Challenge” will test Cha-Cha on her memory, problem solving and reasoning skills.  The results will be shown as an intelligence score between 55-150 on the Pooch IQ Scale. According ...

The American Humane Association offers “Tips for a Smashing Good Time With Your Pets This Halloween”: For many of us, Halloween is our favorite time of year! But imagine what our pets must think when all they can smell is bags full of chocolate and their favorite people just don’t look quite right. Here are some tips to help you ...

Let me preface this by saying that I love Rachael Ray.  Everybody at Dog Living loves Rachael Ray.  Well, except maybe Todd, our intern.  But he’s a guy so he’s allowed to enjoy more “manly” shows.  Anyway, we think Rachael Ray is just adorable and she has a great show.  Okay, got that?  We like Rachael Ray.  But we are ...

Way back in the campaign, presidential candidate Barack Obama promised his two girls that win or lose, after the election the family would get a dog.  The American Kennel Club was wooing the family and held a national vote to see what breed Americans thought the Obamas should get.  A poodle was the winner. At the same time, Best Friends ...

Chances are, many of you have received an Evite at one time or another.  For those of you who haven’t, www.evite.com is a handy little website that allows you to customize an invitation and send it out to your friends.  It even keeps track of RSVP’s.  The company has now announced the launch of its new “Pet Parties” invitation category. ...

An open letter to any organization who thinks it’s a good idea to auction off a puppy during a fundraiser: We’re a little concerned.  Actually, we’re a lot concerned.  A year or two ago, we were made aware of the fact that the Wrightsville Beach Flotilla committee auctioned off a puppy as a fundraiser during it’s kick-off party.  We heard ...

Many dog owners would argue that having a dog is just like having a child in the sense that you have to provide food, shelter, exercise, medical care, training and attention.  So when Sally’s baby is sick, why is okay for her to leave work with no questions asked, but if Bob’s dalmation is throwing up, he gets all kinds ...

Okay, so it’s an overused phrase, but we couldn’t say it any other way.  Smith Brothers Agency has put together a battle between dogs and cats.  We don’t have anything against cats, but when has a cat ever been happy to see you?  Each “candidate” has a platform you can read about and then vote for who you think is ...

Barack Obama has promised his two young girls that the family will get a dog after the election – win or lose.  The American Kennel Club has announced that Americans have voted in favor of Obama getting a Poodle.  While we think there’s nothing wrong with purebred dogs, we support The Best Friends Network in encouraging Obama to adopt a ...

By Todd Parsons Woof! Woof! Or in human terms, hello, my name is Todd Parsons, a senior Communication Studies major at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and I will be the new intern for Dog Living Magazine.  I am originally from Maryland and transferred to UNCW as a sophomore. In the past few weeks I was looking for ...