Dogs

Down Boy: Texas Ranks Third in Most Dog Bites in the U.S.

Being a mail carrier for the postal service must be a bitch, particularly in older neighborhoods where they have to walk up to houses instead of just driving by a mailbox. There's the heat and carrying a big pack full of mail. But, perhaps the worst part is the fear of being attacked by a dog. Any a ... More >>

It'll Be Raining Cats and Dogs at Abandoned Animal Rescue's May Fundraiser

If you're trying to figure out what to do between the hours of 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 4, fret no more: You oughta go to The Village at Gleannloch Farms' pet adoption and fundraiser shindig, benefiting Tomball's all-volunteer Abandoned Animal Rescue group. In addition to tons of cute critters you can ... More >>

Man Shot Dead After Going Berserk and Trying to Choke Roommate's Dog

Reading the police blotter is a daily adventure. From meth addicts to bank robbers to perverts and everything in between, there is always some strange story that's enough to make anyone shake his head in wonder. Today is yet another one of those days. According to police, a man is dead after being ... More >>

The Rocks Off Interview: Country Legend and Animal Lover Ray Price

Ray Price is a Texas music legend and a former roommate of Hank Williams. Rocks Off reached him by phone on his tour bus somewhere between Wisconsin and Nashville to talk about satellite radio, his love of stray dogs, and his show this Tuesday at Conroe's Crighton Theater. Rocks Off: How's the tour ... More >>

Tavarius Williams: Is Alleged Dog-Flipper Up to Old Tricks?

It appears that our old friend, alleged dog-flipper Tavarius Williams, is back to his old (alleged) ways: Craigslist and other online classifieds are littered with Williams's ads selling puppies of indeterminate origin, and it has some in the animal welfare community aghast. When we first wrote abo ... More >>

Valley Man Caught Molesting Neighbor's Dog

Last week a man in the Rio Grande Valley caught one of his neighbors trespassing in his kennel, diddling his dog. It happened last Tuesday in the town of San Juan. San Juan Police Department Sgt. Rudy Luna said Jose Angel Hernandez, 54, was spotted by the homeowner when he got up to feed his pooch ... More >>

No Sanctuary at Spindletop

People dropping dogs off at the refuge trusted they were sending them to the best place possible. Not exactly.

Reliant Bark: Flyball and Frisbee at the World Series of Dog Shows (w/ VIDEO)

Check out our slideshow of the World Series of Dog Shows and our post on cute puppy memes. If you think dog shows are all about stuffy trainers walking poofy poodles before a table of judges, you're missing out on one of the most fun aspects of canine competition: the games and agility events. Here ... More >>

My Dog Tulip

Chihuahua Invasion: Brace Yourself For Cuteness, Houston

I, Chihuahua​The Houston SPCA is about to get hit with an airlift of 30 homeless Chihuahuas from Los Angeles. Officials are unsure if the city can handle the sudden influx of cuteness, but apparently have determined it is worth the risk. Chihuahuas are as common in LA as independent movie pro ... More >>

Randy Jones: Throws Five Puppies Off Balcony, Killing Two (UPDATED)

Not the dog in question​Updated with new puppy-tossing info from HPD. See end of item. A few months ago we had a guy throwing a puppy off a bridge because it kept getting into the garbage. Now we have a dude throwing a dog off a balcony, motivation unknown. Big difference: The bridge puppy ... More >>

Artist of the Week: Proud Member of the "Overeducated Underclass" The Cocker Spaniels

Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. ​ The three coolest guys ... More >>

War Dogs of the Pacific

Soldier's best friend

Survey Of Top Pop Culture Dogs Proves Aggies Have Skewed Priorities

​The American Kennel Club is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, as you no doubt are well aware. (We're still discussing how best to celebrate this momentous event; "ignoring it entirely" is the current leading option.)No such anniversary can be reached without marking it by some sill ... More >>

I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Thanksgiving Edition

We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving -- the Penguins traveling to the New World in the rickety Mayday; Squinty the Indian teaching the clueless newcomers how to grow potatoes (the Penguins had left Ireland because of a famine); George Washington marrying Pocahantas on Plymouth Mount.These ... More >>

BARC Puppy Literally Washed Down The Drain

​A stray puppy at BARC was placed in the wrong cage and washed down the drain last Thursday night, Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton confirmed today. She would not give the name or position of the person who placed the puppy in the cage, but said the person has been susp ... More >>

Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows

The best bow-wows in the world converge on Houston

DockDogs

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BARC Sucks

The city's animal shelter just can't get its act together

Holiday Pet Adoption

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Santa Round-Up Part Three: At Least When You're Done Juggling Quadruplets, There's A Beer Waiting

This and every Christmas season the most important person is the baby Jesus, with a bearded, white-haired toy factory owner coming in a close second. Every year we flock to the malls to sit in our kids down on Santa's lap. Sometimes they run off screaming, while others take to the old guy just like ... More >>

Fighting Over Dogfighting Dogs Continues

We wrote Friday about how the Houston SPCA is killing all those dogs who were "rescued" when a major dogfighting ring was broken up recently.The local SPCA is clear that it does not adopt out pit bulls or fighting dogs because it thinks they are harmful. They made an exception of sorts after Hurrica ... More >>

Ike's Fuzzy Animals

All kinds of cuties are showing up

Bring Your Dog to Saint Dane's Bar & Grille

Pit Bull Laundering By The Houston SPCA

Bayousphere

Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows

Man’s (and woman’s) best friend gets a workout

Big Death and Little Death

The UH School of Theatre & Dance joins Catastrophic Theatre to present the Houston premiere of this dark comedy

A Boy and His Dog

The end of the world as conceived by Harlan Ellison, the “most contentious person on earth”

The Curious Incident of the Dog on the Internet

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: the Key Middle School Saga Continues...

Pet Project

It's cat versus dog at the MFAH

A Buncha Bull

Image of the Week

Dog show Mohawk

Pit Bullying the Audience

Letters

The Fido Solution

The ultimate answer to too many strays, cash-strapped budgets, animal shelter abuses and starving people

Best Clothes for Your Dog

Hurtt So Good

A real shake-up at HPD? We thought that was impossible

Sit, Stay, Run!

A race goes to the dogs

The Breeders

Pooches swarm Reliant Center

The Dogs of War

Foster programs try to save departing soldiers' critters from becoming casualties

Best Whistle-Blower

Sam Levingston

Poodle Pact

Warring gays, straights and Hispanics snarl street-festival plans

Best Dog Whisperer

Pete Stewart

Air Sic

In cargo holds or plane cabins, critters are taking more than flights of fancy

Cloning for Cash

A&M's pet project spawns a company to mix DNA with possible IPOs

Dog Breath

Adaptation of Willie Morris's childhood memoir has too many fleas

Downtown Dumping, Dog-Style

Is a businessman's problem a preview of the poop ahead?

Dog's Best Friend?

The inside story from dogfighter Bobby Hall