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Former hot-dog-chomping champ hungry for new title

NEW YORK (AP) -- He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.

Sega Dream Dog DX: The first robot dog you can truly love

Many attempts have been made to create the perfect robot dog, but we can now safely say that a new bot called the Dream Dog DX Golden Retriever reigns supreme over them all. More cuddly than a tribble and ten times more believable than the AIBO, the DX made its debut at the recent Tokyo Toy Show and blew visitors away with its realistic antics.

Angel the dog is credited with saving kittens

You've heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society's shelter in Reno is being credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens.

Naughty Dog Q&A

UK, July 30, 2008 - When Naughty Dog's Richard Lemerchand came into town recently, we took the opportunity to sit down with him to chew the cud on a life lived working for the Santa Monica studio. While the agenda of the day was meant to be about Uncharted's imminent trophy patch -- which you can read more about in our ">US counterpart's interview with Arne Meyer - we couldn't help but stray a little off topic with someone working for one of the most interesting studios at work today, who filled us in on how Naughty Dog has evolved from its iconic Crash Bandicoot to the breezy blockbuster Uncharted and the future for Sony's PlayStation 3.

Fed-up neighborhood passes one-dog rule

LIMA (Reuters) - Dog lovers beware. A neighborhood in Peru's capital, Lima, has passed a law prohibiting families living in apartments from having more than one dog. People living in houses are allowed two dogs, while those found with more will be subject to hefty fines.

Former hot-dog-chomping champ Takeru Kobayashi hungry for new title

Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.

Former hot-dog-chomping champ Takeru Kobayashi hungry for new title

Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.

Blog cafe A dog's legacy

Eyebrows were raised when Leona Helmsley left $12 million to her dog in her will, and they were raised even farther when it was learned recently that she had signed a "mission statement" indicating her wish that the charitable trust created by her will, which has an estimated $5 to $8 billion in net assets, be devoted to the welfare of dogs. The judge supervising the implementation of her will cut the bequest to her dog from $12 to $2 million, and it is uncertain how much of the charitable trust will actually be devoted to dogs.

New Online Store for TK Dog Toys

Seabrook, TX (PRWEB) June 29, 2008 -- TK Dog Toys has opened their new online shopping site, www.TKDogToys.com, providing quality dog products for discerning pet owners.

Nano Pet Products, LLC Expands Distribution Into Canada to Meet Increased Demand for Its Revolutionary Nanotechnology-Based Pet Products

WILTON, Conn. and SURRY, British Columbia, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Nano Pet Products, LLC, a Wilton, Connecticut-based company dedicated to bringing cleaner and healthier pet products to pet owners worldwide through Dog Gone Smart(TM) nanotechnology, has expanded its distribution into Canada. Today, the company announced a new partnership with one of Canada's largest pet supply distributors, Anipet Animal Supplies Inc., based in Surrey, British Columbia, and Western Canada, to satisfy growing demand for the company's revolutionary new Dog Gone Smart(TM) Bed and Dog Gone Smart(TM) Wear product lines.

Nano Pet Products, LLC Increases Availablity of Its Revolutionary Nanotechnology-Based Pet Products Through One of the Nation's Largest Pet Supply Distributors

WILTON, Conn., BRENTWOOD, N.Y. and POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Nano Pet Products, LLC, a Wilton, Connecticut-based company dedicated to bringing cleaner and healthier pet products to pet owners worldwide through Dog Gone Smart(TM) nanotechnology, has added Royal Pet Supplies, one of the nation's largest independent pet supply distributors based in Brentwood, Long Island, New York, and Pompano Beach, Florida, to meet increasing demand for the company's revolutionary new Dog Gone Smart(TM) Bed and Dog Gone Smart(TM) Wear product lines.

Dog saves toddler from snake

A dog saved the life of a toddler by shielding him from a venomous snake and taking a bite in the neck.

It's a Dog Day Afternoon Beginning July 16 at Off-Broadway's Studio Theatre

Dog Day Afternoon, a new play based on the events that inspired Sidney Lumet's film of the same name, makes its world premiere July 16 at The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row Theatres.

Dog meat off Chinese menus during Olympics

The Xinhua News Agency reports dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants.

Dog caught in a flap thinking it's a cat

The 1.5m (5ft) dopey dog was stuck for two hours while owner Lisa Saberi, from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, was out shopping. Firemen cut him free

Dog exiled from Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 23 (UPI) -- A Florida judge has ordered a dog belonging to a vascular surgeon exiled from Palm Beach after a court hearing.

Dog makes spectacle of itself

A pet costume contest competitor in a US festival celebrating UFOs, held in Roswell, New Mexico, at the weekend. The dog, named Baby, came third.

Dog poo stops discus champion's training

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic discus champion Virgilijus Alekna encountered an unusual problem at a final pre-Beijing training session in Lithuania at the weekend -- his practice venue was covered in dog poo.

Bad Dog Apps Ships BdTranslator for Apples iPhone and iPod Touch

Bad Dog Apps, is a Mac OS X Software house with over 10 years experience with the Mac OS X and precursor NeXTStep/OpenStep technologies, today are announcing the availability of BdTranslator for the iPhone on Apple’s App Store and extend our already shipping productivity menu bar based applications BdContacts, BdCalendar and BdTranslator, too include our first of many new iPhone applications.

Dog saves abandoned baby

A dog reportedly saved the life of an abandoned baby girl in Argentina by keeping her warm with her own puppies.

Giant dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss museum

A giant inflatable dog turd created by the American artist Paul McCarthy was blown from its moorings at a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a window before landing in the grounds of a children's home.

Robotic dog carries loads faithfully

Boston Dynamics in the USA has developed an autonomous robotic dog for carrying loads over rough terrain.

Council turns dog poo pink

Volunteers are spraying dog mess with pink dye in an effort to shame owners who fail to clean up after their pets, a council said today.

Giant dog 'poo' attacks neighborhood

BERNE, Sweden, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A Berne, Switzerland, museum said a giant inflatable piece of art resembling dog feces was uprooted by a gust of wind and caused damage in the neighborhood.

Japanese dog-lover tries to snatch Corgi... twice

TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese man who longed for canine companionship was arrested for trying to steal the same dog he failed to snatch three years ago, police and reports said Thursday.

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