The latest odd dog news is that a Maryland jeweler’s golden retriever swallowed a $20,000 diamond. The 3-carat stone fell on the floor right next to Sollie, who ate it right away. The jeweler, Mr Kaufmann, had to examine Sollie’s stool for 3 days until the lost diamond resurfaced. Better watch out next time when Sollie’s around!   read more

Ops…bebi demais…, originally uploaded by Gustavo Bresolin. French bulldogs party hard.   read more

Photo by Gomerama A not so scary white creature with a scary shadow.   read more

Photo by wombatarama A large selection of dog treats and a sad-looking pug on the shelf.   read more

Rascal, a 13-year-old Chinese crested dog won the Del Mar Kiwanis Club’s Ugly Dog contest on Sunday. Rascal is no newcomer to the ugly dog scene: the pooch owned by actor Dane Andrew has already won several ugly dog contests. By winning these contests, Rascal continues a family tradition, since his mom, grandmother, and grandfather all used to hold the title of The World’s Ugliest Dog. Rascal’s grandfather, Chi Chi, is the Guinness World Record holder for winning the most ugly dog contests with 8 ugly dog triumphs. Rascal has also appeared in 5 horror movies so far. Rascal, the   read more

Photo by got2feeldablues A Yorkshire Terrier using a bigger dog (a Labrador Retriever) as a couch.   read more

Photo by Shelley8604 {Elly} Nice coat! Are we related?   read more

French bulldogs are known as harmless, docile dogs, but it seems there are some rare circumstances under which accidents may happen. One of Martha Stewart’s blogging dogs, Sharkey, apparently bit Martha Stewart Living editor Blake Ramsey in the face during a recent photoshoot. The injury was probably not too serious, since Ramsey has already returned to work. Sharkey is the white Frenchie in the picture. Martha and her frenchies   read more

Photo by TajLa Put that camera right away, Sir, or you’ll be hearing from my lawyers!   read more

Chloe, the pug and Willow, the cat Chloe, a pug from Billings, Montana saved the life of her Siamese cat buddy Willow by alerting their owner that the cat had fallen into a fish pond. You can read the story of this four-legged hero on missoulian.com.   read more