Dogs

Ellen DeGeneres Gives Away Puppy, Suffers the Consequences

Nina the Pit Bull Put Down After Owner Enters Witness Protection

Its a Dogs World

Foreign-Born Dog Soldiers

U.S. police departments, including the SFPD, shun American-bred recruits for their canine corps

Seen in San Francisco: Canine Boozer Orders Hair of the Dog That Bit Him

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

Slap Shots

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

The Beer Whisperer

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

Become a San Francisco Dog Poop Detective

Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

A Time to Kill

The SPCA is struggling to finance a new hospital, and one way to save money is to speed up euthanasia.

Show-Offs

The SPCA is struggling to finance a new hospital, and one way to save money is to speed up euthanasia.

Psycho Dogs

What makes canines go crazy? The answer is in their genes.

Tender Isn't the Night

If you're looking to entertain your divorced and jobless friend, avoid the Tenderloin

Puppy Love

Nintendogs' charm will win over the most jaded of gamers

Puppy Love

John Cusack's another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

The Pit Pendulum

After a series of dog attacks, public opinion seems to be swinging against the pit bull. Are you on or off the swing? Take quiz, find out.

San Francisco Dog Court

Due process, under the law, for every canine

Painted Ladies

Antique ads from old Shanghai

Reigning Cats and Dogs

At Petchitecture, a charity event where architects and design firms build and auction animal habitats, the animals, of course, dress up.

Toy Story

The "Make Your Own Dildo" kit -- plus airport shuttles, zine geeks, and reform school for dogs

Letters to the Editor

Week of August 14, 2002

Best Dog Walker

Canine in the City

Best Dog-Friendly Cafe

Atlas Cafe

Best Pet Shop

Bernal Beast

Pet Peeve

A pit bull owner says dogs are still being demonized in the wake of a fatal mauling

Night Crawler

A pit bull owner says dogs are still being demonized in the wake of a fatal mauling

Shouldn't We Just Kill This Dog?

Does San Francisco's pit-bull testing program put good dogs in good homes -- or put lethal land sharks back on the street?

A Tale of Two Neighborhoods

With his motorcycles and his tattoos, Jon Bryce LaPierre is almost prototypically blue-collar. He's also an almost archetypal bully, and he's got the yuppie neighbors scared witless.

What's Best -- Pistol or Pit Bull?

SF Weekly's consumer guide to smooth and speedy acquisition of effective self-defense

Slap Shots

SF Weekly's consumer guide to smooth and speedy acquisition of effective self-defense

Service with a Snarl

In San Francisco, lizards, rodents, and vicious Chihuahuas have all been declared service animals.

Distraught Friends Stick Up for Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in S.F. Catholic Church

Joseph Byrnes' longtime friends have trouble believing he'd ever harm one of his beloved dogs -- but note the San Francisco musician's battles with mental illness ​On Monday, SF Weekly broke the disturbing story of a nude man eyewitnesses and police claim hacked his pit bull to death in a Bernal ... More >>

How Hyde Street Pier eliminated its sea lion problem

Joseph Byrnes' longtime friends have trouble believing he'd ever harm one of his beloved dogs -- but note the San Francisco musician's battles with mental illness ​On Monday, SF Weekly broke the disturbing story of a nude man eyewitnesses and police claim hacked his pit bull to death in a Bernal ... More >>

Unleashed

A brutal dog attack in Nob Hill has revived the city's battle over canine control. Here's why it's going to get worse.

Nice Doggie

A brutal dog attack in Nob Hill has revived the city's battle over canine control. Here's why it's going to get worse.

SF Weekly Letters

A brutal dog attack in Nob Hill has revived the city's battle over canine control. Here's why it's going to get worse.

Dog-Stabbing Case Gets Complicated

Suddenly, much less funny...​The 33-year-old man witnesses claim stabbed a dog at Fort Funston will likely be arrested this week, according to park ranger George Durgerian. "We know who the man is and he's requested an attorney," he says. "It's pending -- we believe an arrest is happening this wee ... More >>

Spot Gets Dad a Beer

Suddenly, much less funny...​The 33-year-old man witnesses claim stabbed a dog at Fort Funston will likely be arrested this week, according to park ranger George Durgerian. "We know who the man is and he's requested an attorney," he says. "It's pending -- we believe an arrest is happening this wee ... More >>

Skateboarding Dogs Invade San Francisco (Video)

Tillman the skateboarding bulldog distracted office workers in Mission Bay today​You don't get to meet an internet meme every day. Rarer still does one drool on you. But for SF Weekly, today was the the day. Tillman -- the world's fastest skateboarding dog -- and three of his less rapid canine ska ... More >>

Dog Owners Say Proposed Leash Laws Are Unenforceable

Let Me Roam Freely​In a city where there are more pooches than there are kids, you don't really want to be on the wrong side of dog owners.The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a federal organization that owns popular dog-roaming spaces, wants owners to put leashes on their dogs. The agency dr ... More >>

Beast in Show

Let Me Roam Freely​In a city where there are more pooches than there are kids, you don't really want to be on the wrong side of dog owners.The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a federal organization that owns popular dog-roaming spaces, wants owners to put leashes on their dogs. The agency dr ... More >>

Help Stop Animal Hoarders, Spay and Neuter Your Dogs and Cats

So getting your dog and cat neutered probably won't cure society of animal hoarding, but you can be sure that if there are fewer pets procreating, then there are certainly fewer pets out there to hoard.Fix this problem ​With so many abandoned pets crowding the shelters, the San Francisco SPCA has ... More >>

San Franciscans to South Koreans: Stop Eating Dogs and Cats

Eating your pets is just plain unsavory ​A group of San Francisco animal lovers is taking on a not-so-domestic animal-rights issue.  In Defense of Animals, a international nonprofit, will deliver 15,000 signatures tomorrow, asking the South Korean government to crack down on illegal dog and c ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Eating your pets is just plain unsavory ​A group of San Francisco animal lovers is taking on a not-so-domestic animal-rights issue.  In Defense of Animals, a international nonprofit, will deliver 15,000 signatures tomorrow, asking the South Korean government to crack down on illegal dog and c ... More >>

If the City Takes Your Dog, It Will Also Take Its Gonads

Eating your pets is just plain unsavory ​A group of San Francisco animal lovers is taking on a not-so-domestic animal-rights issue.  In Defense of Animals, a international nonprofit, will deliver 15,000 signatures tomorrow, asking the South Korean government to crack down on illegal dog and c ... More >>

Bad Doggy: Pit Bull Charges at SFPD Officer, Shots Fired

maplegirlie/FlickrThis pit bull looks friendly enough, but the breed overall is having some rough news days.​Pit bull advocates will argue that the breed is unfairly mauled by the media, and yesterday's altercation between a pit and a cop in Bernal Heights is only giving the pups more negative pre ... More >>

Border Collies on the Move!

Smarter than the average drunk...​Yesterday we brought you the tale of a drunk driver who attempted to crash the carpool lane with his border collie as the requisite second passenger. There's little that border collies can't do. But they cannot drive cars nor serve as your passengers in the carpoo ... More >>

Gay Pets? S.F. Dog Owners Debate Animals' Orientations

Smarter than the average drunk...​Yesterday we brought you the tale of a drunk driver who attempted to crash the carpool lane with his border collie as the requisite second passenger. There's little that border collies can't do. But they cannot drive cars nor serve as your passengers in the carpoo ... More >>

Eat Your Own Dog Food

Smarter than the average drunk...​Yesterday we brought you the tale of a drunk driver who attempted to crash the carpool lane with his border collie as the requisite second passenger. There's little that border collies can't do. But they cannot drive cars nor serve as your passengers in the carpoo ... More >>

Bay Area Gay Dog Owners: Will Someone Please Throw Them a Bone?

At the very least you should buy this album ​Only hours remain until the Meetup.com group Bay Area Gay Dog Owners disappears forever. The group's name alone has kept us asking the same question: Are the dogs gay, or just the dog owners? After a cursory investigation, we learned that, in many cas ... More >>

Greyhound Lovers to Protest S.F. Skechers Store over Super Bowl Ad

Greyhound lovers everywhere want Skechers to dump its new Super Bowl ad before it airs on Feb. 5 -- and it's not necessarily because they'd rather see a sweaty Kim Kardashian on screen.The group is upset by the fact that the ad was shot at a racetrack in Tucson, Arizona which the group claims mist ... More >>