Dogs - Intelligencer

pet ethics Aug. 12, 2024

Are Emotional Support Animals Legit? What Vets Really Think.How we’ve twisted our caretaking relationship.

By Sara Harrison

social studies July 8, 2024

Behold the $150,000 DogPart cuddly. Part vicious. All status symbol.

By Ben Ryder Howe

white house pets Feb. 22, 2024

Biden’s Bitey Dog Is the Only Good White House ScandalThe president’s controversies are all sad and boring, except him letting Commander gnaw 24 people before his White House exile.

By Margaret Hartmann

presidential pets Sept. 28, 2023

So Biden’s Dog Is Just Allowed to Bite People Now?Commander bit another Secret Service member, bringing the total number of incidents to at least 11. It’s unclear what the Bidens are doing about it.

By Margaret Hartmann

cdc June 14, 2021

U.S. to Ban Dog Importations From 113 Countries for One YearThe move comes in the wake of an increase in puppies arriving in the U.S. with falsified rabies certificates.

By Matt Stieb

white house Apr. 12, 2021

Major Biden Being Sent Away for ‘Off-Site Private Training’The extra professional help, which follows a pair of biting incidents at the White House, will apparently last a few weeks.

By Chas Danner

vision 2020 Jan. 28, 2020

Watch Michael Bloomberg Try to Shake Hands With a Dog’s MouthA note to the former mayor: You shake a dog’s paw, not its upper jaw.

By Matt Stieb

alexandria ocasio-cortez Jan. 7, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Appeases Critics With Something Everyone LikesIt’s a French bulldog.

By Matt Stieb

white house Nov. 26, 2019

White House Flummoxed by Sex of Hero Dog ConanIf only there was a definitive way to find out.

By Adam K. Raymond

interesting times Nov. 8, 2019

Andrew Sullivan: This Is No Ordinary ImpeachmentIt’s a deeper reckoning. It’s about whether the legitimacy of our entire system can last much longer without Trump being removed from office.

By Andrew Sullivan

vision 2020 Apr. 8, 2019

Who’s Leading the 2020 Democratic Puppy Primary?An Instagram-friendly family dog is the must-have accessory of the Democratic primary.

By Adam K. Raymond

the city politic Mar. 1, 2019

Even Our Dog Parks Show America Is an Unequal Playing FieldAll dogs may go to heaven, but lower-income canine lovers have found that not every dog gets to enjoy a ritzy outdoor space.

By Sarah Jones

technology Dec. 26, 2018

Finally, Snapchat Filters Work on DogsThe feature we’ve all been waiting for.

By Brian Feldman

the panopticon Oct. 12, 2018

A List of Every Animal That Humans Can Spy on With Facial RecognitionIt’s way more than you think.

By Mack DeGeurin

select all Aug. 24, 2018

Sony’s Newest Aibo Is Very Cute and Very ExpensiveIt also requires a service plan.

By Brian Feldman

select all July 17, 2018

The Case for Buying a Doggy Spy Cam (If You Really Need One)The Amazon Cloud Cam is not strictly geared toward dog-based spying. It is just one of the many cute new options in home surveillance.

By Kelly Conaboy

Mar. 15, 2018

Republicans Need to Stop Politicizing Airline Dog DeathsConservatives are exploiting the death of a puppy on a United Airlines flight to push their statist, dog-storage-control agenda.

By Eric Levitz

select all Dec. 21, 2017

Dog Nativity Scene Trumps All Other Nativities of Christmas PastLook upon the face of the tiny baby-Jesus dog and weep with joy.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Julian Assange Got in Trouble for Stealing a Viral VideoYou gotta keep engagement up somehow.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 19, 2017

Lulu, a Failed CIA Bomb-Sniffing Dog, Has Reached Meme StatusThe black Lab just had no interest in searching for bombs and is now living a normal civilian-dog life.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Apr. 25, 2017

Welcome to the Future, Where Packages Are Delivered by Horrifying Robot DogsWho is a good dog? Answer: NOT THIS ONE.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Apr. 14, 2017

The Roof Dog Party Is the Only Party I Want to Go ToLemme up there to hang out with these good boys.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Feb. 27, 2017

Zoom In on This Dog’s Nose for This Week’s Purest MemeThese memes are better viewed on mobile.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Jan. 26, 2017

In Trump’s America, Even Puppy Twitter Is Getting PoliticalA conversation with Twitter’s @EmergencyPuppy, a self-described “government watch dog” with over half a million followers.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Actual Dog Wearing Pants Solves the Great How-a-Dog-Wears-Pants Debate of 2015Police in Washington found a stray dog wearing a sweater and pants this week.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 28, 2016

We Absolutely Guarantee This Video Will Improve Your MoodWatch as a very good dog meets a life-size version of his favorite toy.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 21, 2016

This Dumb, Good Dog Will Just Keep Licking Until He Gets Outside“Now whenever he needs out, he will go to any random door and start licking it.”

By Brian Feldman

select all Sept. 6, 2016

This Terrible Robot Dog Is Your New Best FriendThis dog is so bad. It’s perfect.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 9, 2016

All This Online Shopping Has Led to a Rise in Dog AttacksMore packages means more mail carriers in the line of fire.

By Brian Feldman

the urbanist July 27, 2016

The Best and Worst Cities to Be a DogThe pupcakes at the new canine bakery in Seattle are great. The annual dog-eating festival in Yulin, less so.

By Katie Van Syckle

June 3, 2016

The Only Good Content Online This Week Was Dog ContentDogs > Humans.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 3, 2016

Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary Is the Last Pure Place OnlineThis dog rescue in Tennessee has more than a million fans around the world.

By Brian Feldman

June 2, 2016

The Viral Locked-Car Dog’s Favorite Music Is Probably Not Rihanna (Updated)Woof.

By Madison Malone Kircher

May 26, 2016

Dog’s GoPro Photography Is the Only Good Use of a GoProAwwwwwww.

By Madison Malone Kircher

May 24, 2016

Actually Good Senior Prank Turns High School Into Dog ParkSo. Many. Dogs.

By Madison Malone Kircher

May 20, 2016

How to Get the Secret Dalmatian Snapchat Filter Maybe Inspired by Kim KardashianYou can thank Kim Kardashian for this one.

By Madison Malone Kircher

May 9, 2016

This Device Lets You Spy on Your Pets While You’re Away All DayWe imagine this might also work to spy on roommates? Not that we condone that sort of behavior.

By Christine Nguyen and Cait Munro

select all Apr. 29, 2016

Can You Find Mark Zuckerberg’s Dog Hiding in These Photos?Forget the pandas.

By Madison Malone Kircher

Apr. 5, 2016

This Is a Great Story About a Lady Cat-WizardAt least the dog is safe.

By Brian Feldman

Mar. 18, 2016

Bad Things That Happen to Dogs, According to Donald TrumpEvery time Donald Trump has tweeted the simile “like a dog.”

By Eric Levitz

select all Mar. 10, 2016

‘Chihuahua or Muffin’ Is the SAT for Stoned Animal LoversTwitter genius Karen Zack knows you’re stoned and has just one question: Is this an animal or another thing?

By Christine Friar

subway week Feb. 26, 2016