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his is the hilarious moment that a dog owner tries to outsmart his German Shepherd while offering her a treat, but it backfires as the smart girl works it out.Our pets deserve a treat every now and then – especially as a reward for good behaviour. And recently, one dog parent decided to make her German Sherpherd earn their treat. He thought it would take a while for the pooch to figure things out – but it quickly backfired when the clever girl managed to figure it out in seconds. So it was actually the owner who ended up learning...

Scribble & Clue can solve math by barking! Image credit: Gutmann & Neuhaus 2025, CC BY 4.0/A. Carpineti, IFLScience/Valentin Drull/Shutterstock.com In one of the most hilarious papers we have read this year, two scientists challenged some famous quantum factorization records, pointing out how these approaches are only possible using very specific numbers or by changing the problem into an altogether easier-to-solve one. The team calls it sleight of hand, and are calling it out using old computers, an abacus, and even a dog! You most likely learned factorization in elementary school. You take a number and, using some known rules...

A stray dog massacred 23 newly hatched sea turtles on a North Florida beach just hours after the babies emerged from their nests, sparking calls for locals to leash their pets. The tiny carcasses were discovered during a routine survey by the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol in Atlantic Beach, officials announced in an August 21 Facebook post. The slaughter occurred near Second Street as the vulnerable hatchlings made their first desperate crawl toward the ocean, investigators say. Evidence at the gruesome scene pointed to an unleashed pet as the culprit behind the carnage. ... The suspected canine remains at large,...

A Dallas Police K-9 officer is recovering after suffering heat exhaustion while working outside in extreme temperatures. K-9 Max, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, received a hero's welcome from officers, handlers and staff when he was released from MedVet Dallas at 3 p.m. Wednesday. CBS News Texas' Dawn White was the only reporter present at the emergency veterinary hospital when Max walked out the doors following a major scare. Dog collapsed during East Dallas manhunt Investigators said Max suffered a heat-related illness during a manhunt just before 2 p.m. Tuesday along Highland Road in East Dallas. Dallas Police rushed the beloved...

A street dog that took a particular liking to a British backpacker in Peru - following her relentlessly - has arrived at his new home in the UK after months of vaccines, tests and quarantine. Mirelle Radley, 30, felt like she was "adopted" by the stray in a village in the Sacred Valley of the Incas while travelling in April. When it became clear he was not being cared for, she named him Paddington and jumped through hoops to ensure he could safely be brought home with her. They arrived back at her home in Cambridge on Thursday and she...

"You must be a cat lady, Ms. Kaytee," the student said to me through laughter. I was working in a school, and had popped into one of the classrooms to assist with a project. This student who had just met me seconds ago assumed that I "must be" a cat lady. Kids say the darnedest things, right? Kids say the darnedest things, right? At the time I laughed: I had one cat, yes, but would hardly call myself a "cat lady." I also had a guinea pig, after all. Maybe this was some new Gen-Z slang that I didn't...

As birth rates plummet, the country is fawning over – and spending on – pets, says Amy Kazmin for Financial Times.Rome airport’s newest luxury hotel is designed to be a calming oasis for its guests. Rooms – with underfloor cooling – are suffused with aromatic oils such as lavender, tea-tree and mint and each has a private lawn. The property offers arnica massages, a communal garden where guests can mingle and large screens for video calls with faraway loved ones. Yet weary human travellers will not find succour here. With a capacity for 40 overnight guests, Dog Relais is an...

Aman who had always wanted a golden retriever thought he had struck gold with a stray who appeared to be a golden mix—only to be baffled when his DNA results came in. Reddit user u/vansic32 took to the r/DoggyDNA sub on August 10, where she introduced users to their dog, Walter—"our golden surprise." She said: "My husband always wanted a golden retriever so we adopted this NM [New Mexico] stray thinking we can have a golden mix. We were very surprised with his results." The woman posted plenty of photos of Walter, who, with his silky golden coat, fluffy ears,...

According to police, officers from the 35th District responded to a report of a shooting on the 1700 block of West Olney Avenue on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 12:55 a.m. A 43-year-old man was walking up a hill when he encountered a woman with three dogs. One of the dogs was on a leash, while the other two were not. Police say the man announced that he was going to pass by the woman, who then called for her dogs. However, the two dogs that were off-leash ran toward the man. He began yelling for the owner to retrieve them,...

A London restaurant has been shut down after dog meat was allegedly found in the freezer. Pho Na, a Vietnamese restaurant on Old Kent Road, Southwark, closed after inspectors found the suspicious looking meat labelled as ‘goat wrapped in leaves’. But when it was sent for analysis it was confirmed it was dog meat. Inspectors also discovered mice droppings and cockroaches inside the establishment.

Hollister police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that abandoned a dog in the middle of the street twice in one day. Witnesses reported that a small white dog was abandoned in the area of Daffodil Drive on July 26, 2025. Surveillance footage showed the occupants of an older gray BMW stopping in the area at around 12:46 p.m. and intentionally releasing a white poodle-type dog onto the street before driving away, according to police. The dog was seen chasing after the vehicle as it drove off. Later that day, at around 3:07 p.m., the same vehicle returned...

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Thousands of frozen hot dogs spilled across Interstate-83 in Pennsylvania, closing the busy highway in both directions after a multi-vehicle collision. State police and four separate fire departments responded to the crash this week at an exit in Shrewsbury, Pa., the Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company confirmed on Facebook.

Thanks to New York’s bail law, even the most cartoonishly villainous crimes don’t get you thrown behind bars. The latest: Monday’s arrest of Isaiah Gurley, 29, on a laundry list of charges after he was allegedly caught on video dragging a dog into the street in Queens and setting it afire. Gurley confessed to cops that he had kicked the poor pooch, which he was watching for a friend, to death before burning its body. To add insult to injury, he allegedly shoplifted the oil he used to torch the hound. Brutalizing any living creature so cruelly should guarantee reasonably...

Giorgia Meloni has condemned the “vile” killing of a sniffer dog that died after sausages filled with nails were thrown into its kennel overnight. Bruno, a seven-year-old bloodhound, was once honoured by the Italian prime minister for helping to locate nine missing people. But on Sunday, the dog was found lying in a pool of blood at an animal training centre near the city of Taranto in Italy’s southern Apulia region. The animal died an agonising, hours-long death from internal bleeding, Arcangelo Caressa, his trainer, said as he vowed to track down the culprits. In a Facebook post, Ms Meloni...

A beloved Manhattan bodega cat was horrifically mauled to death by two pit bulls last week as the dogs’ heartless female owner and pals “watched and cheered,” animal rescuers claimed to The Post. Tragic adorable tabby Freddy was attacked around 9 p.m. Friday outside Michelle Flowers, where he lived, in Washington Heights, according to volunteer rescuers with Cat Collective NY, who said they looked at surveillance video and spoke with witnesses. The pit bulls’ owner and pals then smoked, danced and ate food while taking photos and mimicking the grisly scene, the group told The Post. “Someone deliberately set dogs...

From today's Telegraph the strange tale of how a stray dog (pictured) has gained a place in the country's [Iran's] affections. The creature, of a local breed employed to herd livestock and guard homes, appeared one day outside the tomb of Imam Reza, the eighth imam, in the town of Mashad, near the Afghan border. Its arrival on November 15 was feted in the national press this weekend, and now visitors to the shrine can buy their own pictures of the hound. What made the dog so special was its apparent respect for Shia custom. It had managed to find...

Partial transcript... "Breaking News tonight. ICE Raids continue as Chihuahuas become the latest targets in what officials call a "Canine Compliance Operation." Earlier this morning, ICE Agents raided several homes in this neighborhood."

When metal detectorists searching a field on northern Norway's Senja Island discovered two ancient metal brooches and human rib bones, they notified the authorities. Science Norway reports that an archaeological team from the Arctic University Museum of Norway was sent to investigate the site and learned that the two small pieces of jewelry belonged to an elaborate Viking Age burial dating to between a.d. 900 and 950. Given the presence of the oval brooches and other items such as spindle whorls and weaving tools that are typically only associated with women, experts believe the grave belongs to a high-ranking Viking...

A 1-month-old baby girl was tragically killed when the family’s puppy chewed the infant’s face as her mom and stepdad slept in Queens early Tuesday, cops and sources said. The baby’s mother called 911 just after 6:30 a.m. to report that her newborn was lying between the couple inside the apartment within NYCHA’s Queensbridge Houses when the pair awoke to find the 6-week-old German shepherd, pit bull mix gnawing on the baby’s face, law enforcement sources said. EMS workers responded to the unit on 12th Street near 41st Avenue, but the baby could not be saved, cops said... “She told...

My chocolate Lab Murphy lost the strength in his back legs and was going blind. I’ve always had dogs, I know how the story ends, but today was the day. I just got home and saw his empty bowls - so I felt like posting.