dogs

Published
March 12, 2023

The Maine Millennial: Getting a routine down feels good

All dog care now falls to me. I’ve started to enjoy bookending my day with walks.
Published
March 1, 2023

Hunter who killed family’s dogs says he thought they were coyotes

A New York man is being criminally charged after killing two German shepherds with a crossbow and then skinning them.
Published
February 22, 2023

Maine Voices: Coyotes protect songbirds, so let’s protect them

We need reasonable limits on the hunting of an animal that safeguards the declining bird population from cat predation.
Published
February 8, 2023

Despite concerns as temperatures plummeted last weekend, officials say Norridgewock dogs are fine

Town officials have expressed concern for more than 40 dogs kept outside a Depot Street house, most of them living outside, but the officials say the animals appear to be in good health and had "legally adequate" shelter when temperatures plummeted to about minus 20 degrees.
Published
December 16, 2022

The most popular people names for dogs

Do you have a dog's name? See what the data says.
Published
September 4, 2022

The beagles have landed: 100 rescued dogs headed to new homes in Maine

The dogs are among 4,000 saved from a Virginia facility that planned to sell them to animal testing labs.
Published
August 28, 2022

Thousands celebrate dogs at ‘Pet Rock’ in Deering Oaks

Nearly 4,000 people turn out to help raise money for the Animal Cancer Foundation.
Published
August 28, 2022

The Maine Millennial: My rescue dog, myself

My experience with Janey serves as proof that even the weird, scared and temperamental strays are worth a chance.
Published
August 25, 2022

Anonymous photo, dog ticket causes flap in South Portland

The city has rescinded the citation but the dog owner who received it says she worries it will spur more "vigilante surveillance."
Published
August 9, 2022

Amid wave of pandemic pups, animal behavior experts warn aversive training may backfire

The head of Midcoast Humane's behavior department worries that a growing trend of punishment-based training methods is causing emotional and behavioral problems in local animals.