Pets

Ben has the honor of being our first featured Pal with Paws for 2012. As you can tell by the picture he's very thrilled about the project. Ted sent me this holiday photo of his pal Ben. Learn more about this lazy Saint Bernard after the jump.

Just like us humans are fascinated by the behavior of animals, and enjoy interacting with our furry friends when we have the opportunity, some animals display similar curiosities toward other species in the animal kingdom. Our nine favorite inter-species animal videos of 2011 are below.

At Dog Milk, Christine Martinez and her colleagues spend all year sourcing the best dog-friendly products for modern pups and their design-savvy owners — especially those of you with an eye for urban edge. This holiday season is no exception. They’ve rounded up and want to share some of their favorite gift ideas for you and your holiday hound. See what Martinez recommends after the jump. Read Mor

This is a doggone good story! Petunia went missing in 2003 when the Pruitt family let her outside. She was found eight years later - 2,700 miles away - in California! Take the jump to see Petunia's heart-worming, er, heart warming story.

I guess this is what you would call a Christmas miracle. Oskar was born blind and has been featured in many YouTube videos over the last year. I first saw Oskar on ABC News over the Thanksgiving holiday. I was going to post a story about him then, but I got side tracked and it never happened. I came upon this new video of Oskar and thought it's time to share. Take the jump to meet Oskar the kitten

Here's something you very rarely see, a dog and a cat together around the Christmas tree. Vicki the proud caretaker of these two critters told me that it truly was a Christmas miracle to see these two together. More of the story after the jump.

This is the first dog that I have ever met named Chevy. I would imagine someone in Mary's (grandma) family worked or works for General Motors, or just likes Chevy's. I'm told that Chevy likes to ride in the car so the name is perfect. More about this cute little Pug after the jump.

Most people never get to ride on the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle let alone a dog. Go Billy Peanut, pictured here with his personal driver Larry. I'm good with all of this as long as the next photo you send me Peggy(mom) doesn't show Billy Peanut driving the Harley. Then I'll get really jealous. Let's get a better look at today's biker Pal with Paws.

This is certainly a story that could bring tears to your eyes, but at the same time it has a happy ending. The story also has a unlikely hero, a Yellow Lab named Reagan. The canine hero Reagan made the discovery on an Iowa roadside that saved the two precious lives. The two kittens had been sealed into a bag of Meow Mix, left on a roadside and run over by traffic on a rural Iowa highway about thr

It's puppy picture time on our Pals with Paws feature. Mia is a three-year-old very active Sheltie. A lot of people call this breed a Miniature Collie but it is not, it's a Sheltie. Take the jump to find out what Mia likes to do in her spare time, which is all of her time.

This is Diezel the Siberian Husky. He's  the baby of the Sands family at 11 months and according to Amy he's spoiled rotten. Looking at the picture he looks pretty comfortable with his pack position. Learn more about Diezel after the jump.

Strange name but a cute dog. Princess Wiggles is a Walker Hound, that has her own purse. The Princess was rescued a while back by her proud owner Cherri. There is more to this hound than just a pretty purse, read more after the jump.