Pets have been working alongside their humans for centuries, but recently have they begun to make a name for themselves. From movies and guest appearances to full-fledged jobs, pets are becoming more and more successful every day. The days of leaving our pets at home are over.
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Forget goat yoga, alpaca dance is the hottest fitness trend by The 313 Farms The AlpacaZone
Yoga with goats? That’s so 2016. Get with the hottest fitness trend that somehow throws in cute animals: Alpaca dance classes!
Hero Doggo: US Marine Cena served 3 tours in Afghanistan, gets tearful sendoff after terminal cancer
Hundreds gathered in Michigan to salute and say goodbye to a true four-legged hero. Cena was a 10-year-old black labrador and a US marine who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan. In 2009, Cena served his first tour as a bomb sniffer with human marine Jeff DeYoung and again in 2010.
All Samoyed Barbershop Quartet Good Boy Group makes waves in the a Cappella Scene
Watch out, Pitch Perfect there’s a new a cappella group in town. So they might be a little out of tune, but what they lack in pitch they make up for in cuteness. The all-Samoyed music artists are produced by Head of the Class Dog Training in Winchester, VA.
Meet Freddy, the World’s Tallest Dog at over 7 feet, 6 inches
In 2012, Claire Stoneman picked up a great dane pup that was the runt of the litter. Little did she know, he would end up being in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest dog at 7’6” standing upright. Credit: @freddygreatdane IG Tipping the scales at over 200 pounds, Freddy towers over his 5’4” human.
The Bark Ball is the top-dog event of the year
Imagine a black tie gala – you’re wearing your finest evening wear, sipping champagne in the candlelight. You lean over to your date, staring lovingly into their eyes, you toss a dog biscuit into their open, drooling mouth. The Bark Ball, the hottest event to hit Washington, was a benefit gala put on by the Humane Rescue Alliance to raise funds for pups in need.
Gigoo The Chicken Heiress Inherits Millions
Why did the chicken cross the road? To deposit her 15 million dollar cheque, of course. Meet Gigoo, the heir to Miles Blackwell of Blackwell Publishers and the richest chicken in the world.
See the winners of the 2017 Dog Photographer of the Year Awards
Think you and your pup’s Instagram game is strong? Well you’d need a lot more than your friends’ likes to compete against over 10,000 international entries submitted for this year’s Dog Photographer of the Year Awards. Hosted by the Kennel Club and judged by a range of industry experts, there are ten categories and an overall winner.
Canadian man has movie star Polar Bear for a pet
We love maple syrup, hockey, beavers, and snow sports but we might draw the line at putting our head into a Polar Bear’s mouth. Canadian Mark Dumas however, doesn’t seem to share our fears. Mark enjoys napping, swimming, and wrestling with his 7ft tall 600lb girl, Agee the Polar Bear.
Check out the winners of the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest
The results of the annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest are in, continuing a 28-year tradition at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. While the name may imply they’re making fun of these pooches, they’re actually celebrating what makes each dog beautiful in their own special way. Including purebreds and mutts, many are rescues from shelters or puppy mills.
Pitbull brothers Darren & Phillip and the_blueboys fight breed specific legislation in pyjamas
Pitties in pyjamas, anyone?! Meet Darren and Phillip, two of the cutest Staffordshire Terriers to grace Instagram with their presence. They’ve got an entire wardrobe of adorably matching outfits, love peanut butter and bananas, and are deconstructing the menacing pitbull stereotype photo by photo.