Animal Folklore: Dogs

September 2007 email flier of indeterminate origin purports to seek a home for six abandoned black lab mix puppies.

Email flier warns that pet owners in different parts of the U.S. have reported the sudden deaths of dogs who ate Beneful Dog Food purchased at Wal-Mart in December 2006.

The Choking Doberman - a classic urban legend retold...

Did a brave guide dog named Daisy lead her blind master, James Crane, and over 900 other people out of the burning World Trade Center after the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001?

Viral email touts humongous dog for sale: "Owner cannot afford to feed him anymore, as there are no more thieves, murderers, rapists or molesters left in the neighborhood for him to eat..."

News stories and petitions circulating via email claim rogue fishermen on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean use live dogs, puppies and cats as shark bait.

Forwarded email urges recipients to sign a petition preventing artist "Habacuc" Guillermo Vargas (aka "Habakkuk") from participating in the Central American Biennial of Art because he created an exhibition in which a stray dog was allegedly starved to death in the name of art.

According to this forwarded email authored by an Ohio veterinarian, grapes and raisins are poisonous to dogs and can cause acute renal (kidney) failure.

Emailed photo of a gargantuan dog named Hercules, purportedly the Guinness Record holder for World's Biggest Dog.

Why should she be afraid of being home alone? Her faithful dog was right there under the bed, licking her hand...

If you don't mind my falling back on a gut feeling, I'd rather be French-kissed by a human being than a dog any day...

While vacationing in a foreign country, a family adopts a mangy-but-adorable stray 'dog' and bring it home to keep as their pet...

Elderly woman comes up with a novel way to dry her soggy pet in a hurry...

Embarrassing proof that dog is woman's best friend, too.

Emailed images show the result of an unfortunate encounter between a "pit bull" and a porcupine.

From the mythology of the Hawaiians, a meditation on men who turn into dogs, and vice-versa

Forwarded email warns pet owners of possible health hazards associated with using ProMeris flea and tick treatments based on the author's personal experience with adverse reactions.

Authentic: Emailed photos show a chihuahua puppy born in Japan with a heart-shaped pattern in its coat.