LONDON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided not to participate in the world-renowned Crufts dog show.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The latest New York fashion accessory is a live dog small enough to fit into a handbag and to travel to bars, restaurants and boutiques with its mistress. I think of them as a handbag with a heartbeat," Robin Bowden, real estate executive told the New Yor

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30 (UPI) -- The cash reward for information regarding the poisoning death of a San Jose, Calif., dog has more than doubled, the Bay City News reported Saturday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Monday's opening of the 128th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden followed a flurry of private dog-fan parties.

DERBYSHIRE, England, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A young Cavalier King Charles spaniel has proven himself better than teachers or drugs at calming hyperactive teenagers at school, the BBC said Friday.