On Sunday, 22-year-old Danielle Walker from, Tiburon allegedly threw a Jack Russell Terrier out a third-story window. SF Appeal reports, "SFPD officers responded at 1:34 p.m. Sunday to a report of animal cruelty in the 100 block of Albion Street, which is between 15th and 16th Streets." more ›

You've probably thought you could see dogs smile before. Well, this one literally can! Like you can see his little lips rise! And he can go crosseyed on command and and and... he can look suddenly alarmed. On command. It's insane. Also, it's a British dog, so it figures. Watch it now. [via WOW] more ›

These guys sure are lonely. They could really use a home and family (likes yours!) to call their own. Maybe you would like a little love in your life too, yes? Well, why not adopt one of these lovable, needy, remarkable creatures today. Or tomorrow. Just do it soon! You can visit them at the SF SPCA (2500 16th Street) to see if you're a match. (Hint: you are.) If you have a heart or are in need of some karma, or both, please take a look at these guys. Their eyes are brimming over with sadness because they aren't with you. However, they're just waiting to explode with love and joy all over your life. more ›

SFist contributor Jerry James Stone brings us this eeee!-inducing clip of a bulldog riding a zip line in Costa Rica. Youtube user Garzilly, who shot the video, explains: "I filmed this in June 2010 during our honeymoon stay at Finca Bellavista; a tree-house community located in the southern zone of Costa Rica. Kimbo Slice is the resident bulldog and loves to zipline around the skytrail, a network of zipline trails around the property. Craziest thing I've seen in quite some time." more ›

Rincon Hill. It's more than an onramp. It's also home to a new dog park. Well, almost home to a new dog park. According to LiveSOMA, it's being held up "due to PG&E and getting electricity to the park." But it should open in no time. more ›

Macy's and SF SPCA unveiled their 25th annual holiday window display on Friday evening, featuring the traditional daily rotation of adorable and adoptable kittens and puppies. This year, they're streaming the furry frolickers live via six different cameras. Not all the cams have visible action at the same time, but this morning we've had luck with cameras #4 and #5, and sometimes #1. more ›

Behold, the city's first hyperlocal pet-centric paper-based calendar. Created by the bloggers behind the sprawling, formerly industrial neighborhood blog LiveSOMA and benefiting a local charity, the calendar features 12 months of bridges, puppies, high-rise apartment buildings and other neighborhood sights — canine and otherwise. As LiveSOMA explains the animal urges behind creating the calendar: more ›

Today in unnecessary uses of social media on the campaign trail: Joanna Rees' dog Jill has joined Twitter. The Shih Tzu pup, who we assume tweets with the assistance of a social media savvy campaign staffer because of that whole not-having-opposable-thumbs thing, has already weighed in on how she feels about Biz Stone's twitter spamming incident, but more importantly we hear she was allowed out on the campaign trail this weekend: more ›

Maybe things just aren't working out between you and Sasha, your snappy little Cockadoodle, but let's just look the other way and pretend that everything's fine. SF Animal Care & Control claims that due to an “unprecedented and severe dog overcrowding situation,” they're simply unable to accommodate new pups. more ›

Setting himself apart from the myriad of food writers in the Bay Area, SFoodie's new-ish editor W. Blake Gray stopped being polite, and just got real. As San Francisco residents sent a petition to the South Korean consulate on Tuesday, one that (bizarrely? rightfully? xenophobically?) asked their citizens to stop eating dogs and cats, Gray shared his own experiences dining on the noted household pets. One time was an accident, the other on purpose. more ›

At some point Thursday morning, pregnant 32-year-old Darla Norpa of Pacifica was mauled to death by her 2-year-old pit bull. Her husband, Greg, returned home around noon to discover his wife "laying in the front yard" with their two dogs standing over his dead wife. The incident occurred on the 500 block of Reina Del Mar Avenue. Officers arrived around 12:15, declaring the woman dead at the scene. more ›

A Redwood City apartment complex stands to be the first in the Bay Area to track lazy dog owners who don't pick up after their pets using a DNA database. A database of dog turd samples, that is. Apparently fed up with all of the messes left for her to step in, apartment manager Mary Michaels plans to require residents to submit their pet's stool samples to create "poop-prints". Any fresh steamers left around the grounds will then be checked against the, uh... prints and the offending owner gets dinged a $60 fee to pay for the cost of the test. more ›

We're happy to report that no injuries were recorded in the three-alarm fire that captivated every photographer in the Mission on Friday afternoon. According to the Examiner, the fire started around 4:15 p.m. at 506 Capp St and spread to the building next door as well as the building behind it on 21st street. 14 mph winds complicated things, but SFFD had the blaze under control after about two hours and crews were able to rescue both a dog and a bird cage. [SFEx] more ›

Speaking of cultural sensitivity in Dolores Park, the SF SPCA will throw a Chihuahua-themed party in Dolores Park this Sunday, May 1, in honor of Cinco de Mayo. See, due Paris Hilton and her horrible kind, chihuahuas are now disproportionally represented in shelters and rescues. Many of the tiny pooches were abandoned by their whore owners after the mid-to-late '00s small-dog fad faded away. This is where you come in: SF SPCA will have a chihuahua meet-up and adoption booth at Sunday's canine fest. And you should seriously consider bringing one home as a new member of your family. more ›

The man who allegedly stabbed a dog multiple times in Fort Funston in August 2010 will not be charged. Since there weren't a lot of witnesses, “the U.S. attorney doesn’t feel that the case is ready to take to court," National Park Service (NPS) Detective Robert Reidy explained to the Examiner. more ›

According to SF Appeal, "a crowd of dog owners, fans, and SF City Supervisors gathered outside the Golden Gate National Recreational Area offices at Fort Mason last night, to protest a proposal to restrict dog walking areas in places like Crissy Field, Ocean Beach and Fort Funston and entirely banning dogs from places like Muir Beach." more ›

Documentaries are always a strong point of IndieFest's programming but this year's leader of the pack is clearly Worst in Show. The brisk, hour-long film goes behind the scenes of California's ugly dog competition circuit, that culminates in the extremely popular "World's Ugliest Dog Contest" held annually at Petaluma's Sonoma Marin Fair. more ›

February is National Spay and Neuter Month, and the Humane Society's 17th Annual Spay Day takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 22. In conjunction with the event, San Francisco SFPCA will be offering free spay and neuter services for cats and dogs of San Francisco residents during the whole month of February. more ›

"She smiles and she says…" by blarfiejandro. more ›

Via a new management plan from the federal government, a number of coastal spots where dog owners are currently allowed to let their pooches roam off-leash will become on-leash areas, or no-dog areas. This is part of a new management plan for the Golden Gate Park National Recreation Area, which extends from Fort Funston up around to Crissy Field, and north to Muir Beach. The goal is to protect wildlife that lives in these areas. more ›

SF Appeal has details on quite a thrilling story that came up on the wire yesterday afternoon involving a 15-year-old girl who was pulled over on Wednesday for driving recklessly through downtown. more ›

As a 41-year-old San Jose woman went from her home to her car on Monday night, two pitbulls attacked her. She sustained "major," but not life-threatening, injuries. A neighbor who witnessed the canine assault reportedly "threw stones at the dogs to try to prevent the attack." The dogs have not been captured. (That said, a friendly reminder: your "nice" dog always stands the chance of attacking a child or another person, provoked or not. Yes, they do. Yes. They do. Now, that doesn't mean your pooch is bad; that means he or she is a dog. Please keep that in mind next time you're walking your precious sidewalk pooping machine. You're welcome.) more ›