It's important to keep a healthy work-life balance, and if you can't take a walk in the park, you should take a page from Yale Law School and spend some time with a four-legged friend. The school is testing out the idea of therapy dogs, and will have a dog named Monty that can be rented out to stressed students for 30-minute intervals starting Monday, reports the New York Times. The dog will be Read more

Uh, oh. tsharp25 shared these before and after pics in the Spotted! group: Axle was so clean and shiny moments before his mud facial. To see the "after" photo, read more Read more

Check out this adorable picture shared by member enginerdette in our Pet of the Day group in the Pet Community! Yorkie Musubi attempts to melt your heart with her eyes . . . and succeeds! Have any cute pet pics of your own to share? Post them to the Pet of the Day group in the PetSugar Community and they might even be featured on PetSugar! Read more

Seven-year-old Chaser, a Border Collie in North Carolina, knows how to sit, stay, and fetch. Big deal, right? Until you hear this: she can also recognize and respond to over 1,000 other words. Chaser's owner, John Pilley, is a college professor — with a ton of patience. After hearing of another pup who'd been taught over 200 words by his master, Pilley decided he could do better, so he set to Read more

When you're drowning in debt, you can lose your home, your car, and more. But as long as you're not in Russia, your puppies will be safe. A woman in Kamchatka, Russia had three of her precious Shar Pei puppies taken away from her because she did not pay up the $11,330 she owed to someone in her hometown, reports Reuters. The collectors stated on their website that if the debtor "does not fulfill Read more

This adorable photo comes from community member Happsmjc in the PetSugar's Dress Up and Play Extravaganza! group. Happy Easter Love, Patterson (& Emmy too!) PS: I can't believe he puts up with me!! There's lots of fun stuff going on in our community — join it, check it out, share your posts or advice in the great groups and maybe we'll feature it here on PetSugar!   Read more

If I haven't taken my pooch out for her daily romp, she'll let me know, either by dumping over the garbage can in the kitchen or by giving me that hopeful look. I can't not take her out for a daily walk or run because I feel like I'm letting her down. That's part of the reason new research from the University of Missouri shows that when it comes to exercise buddies, canines are better than Read more