The AKC released their annual ranking of America’s most popular dogs this week.
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GOP Senator: One Dead Puppy Is a Tragedy, Thousands of Dead Kids Is Not
So a dog died—a puppy died—on a United Airlines flight after the crew made the family put their dog in the overhead compartment, where the dog apparently suffocated to death. (Who knew those things were airtight?) Eighteen animals died on U.S. flights last year—and most of them died on United: Last year, 18 animals, mostly […]
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An Excerpt from Fetch: How A Bad Dog Brought Me Home
Nicole Georges on Her Lovable, Cranky Pup
In Fetch, Portland artist Nicole Georges tells the story of her close friendship with her badly behaving, very lovable dog, Beija. The Mercury’s Suzette Smith calls it a book “for anyone who’s ever really loved a dog.” Here, Georges shares the tale of enforcing her dog’s boundaries—and her own. MEGAN BURBANK Fetch: How a Bad […]
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When Cats ATTACK!
They Are Probably Just Scared, Says Horror Cartoonist and Attack Survivor Julia Gfrörer
They Are Probably Just Scared, Says Horror Cartoonist and Attack Survivor Julia Gfrörer
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Cat Party!
Getting Twisted with My Feline Friends
Getting twisted with my feline friends.
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New Column!
Enter Your Cute Pet in the Mercury’s Cutest Pet Photo Contest!
Enter your cute pet in the Mercury’s Cutest Pet Photo Contest!
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Portland’s Most Intriguing Cat Ladies
Portland’s One of the Cat Lady Capitals of the World. Here’s What Four of Them Had to Say About Their Fuzzy Pals and Fighting the Stigma.
Here’s what four cat ladies had to say about their fuzzy pals and fighting the stigma.
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High on the Nip
Heather and Jonathan Sielaff Run the Best Darn Cat Instagram in Portland
Heather and Jonathan Sielaff run the best darn cat Instagram in Portland.
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New Column!
Enter the Mercury’s PETS IN ACTION Photo Contest!
Enter the Mercury’s PETS IN ACTION Photo Contest!