The Fetch Team

Dog Life

Sep 11, 2026

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3 min read

Everyone Has a Theory About Bailey

She’s been compared to ALF, Falcor, a manatee and something out of Whoville. Bailey’s actual mix is much simpler than the theories her face keeps inspiring.

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Dog News

Dog Food & Supplement Recalls in September 2026: What Owners Need to Check

Sep 9, 2026

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1 min read

Dog Food & Supplement Recalls in September 2026: What Owners Need to Check

Two Fi dog supplements have been recalled over possible Salmonella contamination. Here are the products and lot numbers to check.

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Worth Knowing

How Much Should You Let Your Dog Sniff on Walks?

Sep 8, 2026

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4 min read

How Much Should You Let Your Dog Sniff on Walks?

If your dog stops every few feet, here’s how to balance sniffing, movement and exercise in a way that works for both of you.

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Rescue Stories

She Made Deployment Less Lonely. He Made Sure She Came Home.

Sep 7, 2026

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3 min read

She Made Deployment Less Lonely. He Made Sure She Came Home.

Jeremy Ferris met Sadie by chance at a military outpost in Jordan. What began with a stray dog waiting near the barracks eventually became a months-long effort to bring her home to Connecticut.

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The Sunday Fetch

Sep 6, 2026

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2 min read

The Sunday Fetch #13: Dog Cleaning, 3 A.M. Wake-Ups & a Stolen Pink Wheelchair

How often to wash your dog’s stuff, why 3 a.m. stood out in a senior-dog study, Shadow’s wildfire warning, Charlotte’s shelter run club, an updated food recall, and Baby’s stolen pink wheelchair.

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Dog Science

Why Is Your Senior Dog Suddenly Awake at 3 A.M.?

Sep 5, 2026

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4 min read

Why Is Your Senior Dog Suddenly Awake at 3 A.M.?

New research on 205 older dogs found that poorer sleep quality was linked with more severe signs of canine cognitive dysfunction, with one part of the night standing out in particular.

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Feel-Good Stories

Charlotte’s Shelter Dogs Now Have Their Own Run Club

Sep 4, 2026

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2 min read

Charlotte’s Shelter Dogs Now Have Their Own Run Club

What started with one man running nearly 20 shelter dogs by himself has grown into a Sunday tradition drawing dozens of volunteers.

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Rescue Stories

Someone Stole Baby’s Pink Wheelchair. Then Everyone Showed Up.

Sep 3, 2026

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4 min read

Someone Stole Baby’s Pink Wheelchair. Then Everyone Showed Up.

The theft made headlines. But Baby’s real story is about nearly a decade of people refusing to let her world get smaller.

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Worth Knowing

How Often Should You Really Wash Your Dog’s Stuff?

Sep 2, 2026

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5 min read

How Often Should You Really Wash Your Dog’s Stuff?

Bowls, beds, toys, blankets and everyday gear all need cleaning on different schedules. Here’s the simple routine worth saving.

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Rescue Stories

She Couldn’t Smell the Smoke. Her Dog Wouldn’t Stop Warning Her.

Aug 31, 2026

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3 min read

She Couldn’t Smell the Smoke. Her Dog Wouldn’t Stop Warning Her.

When wildfire reached Donna Carberry’s Spokane home, Shadow turned an ordinary back door into an alarm, and refused to stop until she understood.

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The Sunday Fetch

Aug 30, 2026

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3 min read

The Sunday Fetch #12: Fall Routines, How Dogs Understand Us & a 17-Hour Rescue

How dogs handle changing routines, why they’ve become so good at understanding us, what happens when police K-9s retire, a heat injury worth knowing about, and one 17-hour rescue that came down to sunrise.

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Pup Crush

Meet Rocky, a goofy little charmer training his hoomans one treat at a time.

Aug 29, 2026

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2 min read

Meet Rocky, a goofy little charmer training his hoomans one treat at a time.

On this week’s Pup Crush, meet Rocky — a 5-month-old multigen Bernedoodle with mismatched eyes, serious co-pilot credentials, an Enno-toy obsession, and an ongoing feud with the dog in the mirror.

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Dog Science

How Dogs Got So Good at Understanding Us

Aug 28, 2026

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4 min read

How Dogs Got So Good at Understanding Us

New research points to two forces behind the skill: what dogs inherited over generations, and what they learn from us during their own lives.

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Feel-Good Stories

For 17 Hours, Scott Didn’t Know If His Best Friend Was Coming Home

Aug 27, 2026

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2 min read

For 17 Hours, Scott Didn’t Know If His Best Friend Was Coming Home

Carl had been beside Scott through one of the hardest chapters of his life. Then one ordinary afternoon in Tennessee left him stranded on a cliff overnight.

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Dog News

Dog Food Recalls in August 2026: What Owners Need to Check

Aug 26, 2026

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3 min read

Dog Food Recalls in August 2026: What Owners Need to Check

Northwest Naturals recalled two raw chicken products after FDA testing found Salmonella and Listeria, while Fromm pulled two canned dog foods over possible metal contamination and Oma’s Pride recalled one raw chicken recipe for Salmonella.

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Dog News

When Police K-9s Retire, Who Pays for Their Care?

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

When Police K-9s Retire, Who Pays for Their Care?

Roky spent years detecting explosives and firearms for a Virginia police department. His retirement raises a bigger question: who pays for a working dog once the job is over?

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Worth Knowing

A Dog Can Get a Serious Heat Burn Without Touching Hot Pavement

Aug 25, 2026

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2 min read

A Dog Can Get a Serious Heat Burn Without Touching Hot Pavement

It’s called dorsal thermal necrosis, and one of the strangest things about it is that the damage may not become obvious until days later.

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Dog Life

How to Help Your Dog Adjust to a Fall Routine

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

How to Help Your Dog Adjust to a Fall Routine

Back-to-school schedules, earlier mornings and quieter houses can throw off your dog’s day. Here’s how to make the seasonal reset easier.

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The Sunday Fetch

Aug 23, 2026

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2 min read

The Sunday Fetch #11: Weekend Fostering, Dog Brain Science & a Bonded-Pair Happy Ending

How weekend fostering can help shelter dogs, what happens in the canine brain during self-control, detection dogs in Alaska, Niffy’s movie role, and more.

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Dog Science

What’s Happening in Your Dog’s Brain When They Resist Temptation?

Aug 22, 2026

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3 min read

What’s Happening in Your Dog’s Brain When They Resist Temptation?

A new study suggests that resisting temptation may take real mental effort — and dogs may show a brain pattern similar to one linked with self-control in humans.

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Feel-Good Stories

These Two Rescue Dogs Needed One Home Together. They Found It.

Aug 21, 2026

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2 min read

These Two Rescue Dogs Needed One Home Together. They Found It.

Carly and Greg came to the shelter as a bonded pair. One Dream Date with Chris Evans helped put their story in front of the right person.

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Feel-Good Stories

Niffy Went From an Abandoned Building to the Movies

Aug 21, 2026

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1 min read

Niffy Went From an Abandoned Building to the Movies

Found alone as a puppy in Saskatchewan, Niffy grew into a flyball competitor, care-home visitor and working actor. Now she’s starring in a Christmas movie about pet adoption.

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Dog News

Dogs Were Banned From These Alaska Islands. Now a Few Are Being Invited Back to Find Rats.

Aug 20, 2026

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2 min read

Dogs Were Banned From These Alaska Islands. Now a Few Are Being Invited Back to Find Rats.

A new rule allows specially trained detection dogs onto the Pribilof Islands for one very specific job: helping keep invasive rats out.

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Worth Knowing

Think You Can’t Foster a Dog? You Might Only Need a Weekend

Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Think You Can’t Foster a Dog? You Might Only Need a Weekend

Short-term foster programs can last a night, a weekend or even just a few hours. Giving shelter dogs a break and dog lovers a way to help without a long-term commitment.

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Dog News

Meet Jinny Lu, the 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog

Aug 17, 2026

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1 min read

Meet Jinny Lu, the 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog

The six-year-old rescue pug finally took the crown on her fourth try, after finishing second last year.

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