Baby John Hughes with his St Bernard, Moltie Mallone at Cruft's dog show at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington, London on Feb. 10, 1937. (Becker/Fox Photos/Getty Images) The world’s largest dog show, Crufts, kicked off in Birmingham, England on Thursday, but dog lovers have been bringing their prized pooches to the showcase since 1891. The event, which first started as a dog show celebrating all breeds, including the sporting and hound group, was first held at the Royal Agricultural...

Doctors put Jack under anesthesia and methodically removed all 111 coins. (AP Photo) NEW YORK – A New York City dog has undergone emergency surgery to remove more than 100 pennies from his stomach. The reports that a Jack Russell terrier named Jack swallowed 111 pennies last week and quickly became ill. The 13-year-old pooch's owner rushed him to a Manhattan veterinarian for emergency surgery. That's when dog doctors put Jack under anesthesia and methodically removed all 111 coins. The...

April showers bring... dogs in raincoats? That’s right folks, springtime is here and that means it's time to break out the rain gear. But don’t forget about our four-legged friends -- they need to protect their cute fluffy fur. Above you’ll find a gallery of canines squeezing into their adorable little raincoats as they prepare to endure the elements of spring. The only thing that could be cuter is if they had thumbs and could hold an umbrella. MORE ON...

A dog participates in the 4th Annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort surf dog competition in Imperial Beach, south of San Diego, Calif., on June 20, 2009. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images) A lot goes in to making the perfect wave. From winds blowing off shore, to local tide conditions - the weather needs to be just right for the ideal swell. These dogs, however, are oblivious to these factors. To them, it's just a fun day at the beach. Every year, a...

Washington Animal Rescue League Shift Supervisor Miles Gray pets a stray dog from Sochi, Russia, at the league's shelter on March 27, 2014, in Washington, DC. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) Ten stray dogs that were displaced during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia will be getting a new home. The canines arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Friday and were transported, by Human Society International, to the Washington Animal Rescue League. The two groups partnered to provide “loving...

(ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) Snow, ice, freezing rain and whipping winds — all the elements can seem like an assault on your best furry friend. But do pets need special gear to weather the winter, especially since they wear built-in jackets all the time? Reid Groman, staff veterinarian at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine, told the school paper The Penn Current that . But still, some “short-haired breeds may be more comfortable in the cold weather with a...

Meet the Tanuki, a relative to the wolf and fox family, but most people call them raccoon dogs. Ari Sarsalari is here to tell you why. ...

We've been seeing sea lions pop up in some unusual places recently but this one takes the cake -- or maybe we should say the seafood special. Meteorologist Danielle Banks has the story. ...

Meet the dogs who are in training to aid in avalanche search and rescue efforts alongside their human handlers in Snowmass, Colorado. ...

Domenica Davis looks at the adorable polar cub recently born at the Columbus Zoo. ...

This lovable pooch was born with a disability, but it hasn't stopped it from living a fulfilling life. ...

Domenica Davis looks at footage of baby Nigerian Dwarf goats playing in custom-made pajamas. ...