Rescue 1: Terrier saved after pile-up
A Boston terrier who was shaken up in a massive freeway pileup in Detroit was carried to safety by a firefighter who knows a few things about dogs in distress. Matt Schaecher works as a Detroit...
View ArticleRescue 2: Dog plucked off cliffside
A dog was rescued from the side of a cliff near Fort Funston in San Francisco last week. Firefighters responded Wednesday to a report of a woman and dog going over the side of a cliff, NBCBayArea.com...
View ArticleDog becoming famous for his human face
A poodle-shih tzu mix whose face, from some angles, bears a striking resemblance to that of a human, is gaining fame far beyond Mishawaka, Indiana. Tonik, 2 years old, is one of over 100 dogs waiting...
View ArticleTeenager who posted photo of pit bull killed with arrow flees town after...
An Oklahoma high school student who posted a photo on Facebook of a pit bull shot dead with an arrow has been forced to flee his home after receiving death threats. The image shows a dark-colored pit...
View ArticleWhen a dog’s your right hand man
On his last day in office — Valentine’s Day – Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spent some quiet time with his right hand man, who is also his sweetheart, and also happens to be a dog. He’s seen above...
View ArticlePolitics, with a capitol pee
A Raleigh city councilwoman posted a photo of her dog relieving himself on a marble column of the statehouse, and compared her canine’s act of seeming disrespect to the way the Republican-controlled...
View ArticleThe dog that stole my father’s heart
If you think love triangles don’t play out in nursing homes, you might need a lesson in geometry, or in aging, or in how the human heart works. For as long as it keeps ticking, and however strong the...
View ArticleThe dog who thinks he’s frame-worthy
My dog Ace is always pretty cooperative — you might even say a ham — when it comes to having his picture taken. But last week he went so far as to provide not just the photo op, but the frame. We were...
View ArticleNice work if you can get it
Sorry, this dog wasn’t asleep on the job, we were. Blame the sheep. We now know, thanks to a helpful commenter, this is Lamo, a 13-month-old sheep who was hit by a car and taken in by Jennifer Jones,...
View ArticleK-9 partner among those paying last respects to slain Kentucky police officer
Figo wasn’t with his partner when the 33-year-old police officer was shot and killed alongside the road, but the German shepherd attended the funeral and paid his respects. Jason Ellis, a K-9 officer...
View ArticleEaster wishes from ohmidog!
May your grass grow green, your nest stay strong and your life be free of tangles.
View Article150 South Baltimore dogs featured in exhibit
In the year and a half I’ve been writing, taking photos and assembling ohmidog!, I’ve amassed quite a few dog photos. And, thanks to my trademark photographic technique — take 100 pictures and one or...
View ArticleThe dog that ate Philadelphia
Looking at the photos Kim Wolf has been posting on her Facebook page of late, you might think her beloved pit bull is on a mission to gobble up the athletically-inclined on the streets of Philadelphia....
View Article“Hey That’s MY Dog!” enters final day
Today is the last day of “Hey That’s MY Dog!” — a photo exhibit featuring more than 150 South Baltimore canines. The exhibit, at Captain Larry’s, 601 E. Fort Avenue, will be open through tonight. Sales...
View ArticleBy pupular demand, photo exhibit extended
“Hey That’s My Dog,” my photo exhibit featuring more than 150 South Baltimore dogs, will remain at Captain Larry’s for an extra week — through next weekend. The exhibit benefits Baltimore Animal Rescue...
View ArticleLast night for “Hey That’s My Dog”
“Hey that’s My Dog,” a photo exhibit of South Baltimore dogs that has raised more than $1,000 for Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS), concludes tonight at Captain Larry’s, 601 E. Fort...
View ArticleHachiko resurfaces in black and white photo
Hachiko has been memorialized in everything from movies to statues, but a fuzzy, 81-year-old, black and white photograph of the famed Japanese dog is being greeted with excitement on the Internet since...
View ArticlePleeeeeeeze don’t leave me here …
Two days before Thanksgiving, a woman brought this dog to the Collin County Animal Shelter in McKinney, Texas, saying she’d found her on the street. The woman later walked out, but not before the young...
View ArticleHarley dishonored? You won’t be seeing this
Allegations of wide-scale voter fraud may not effect the presidential race, but they have kept a one-eyed Chihuahua from appearing on the tail of Frontier Airlines jets. The Denver-based airline...
View ArticleSeverely injured dog gets some comfort
One abused dog comforted another this week at a veterinary clinic in South Carolina, and this saintly image of their meeting is one for the scrapbook. Sammie, on the table, is a three to four-month old...
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