Off the Charts: Seattle's rental market is pet-friendly, except for big dogs In a city awash in doggos (with two new dog parks coming), finding housing with your furry family members can be challenging—especially if they are large dogs. Teo Popescu
Shelters in dog-loving Seattle are overcrowded with pups Local shelters are experiencing a different side of Seattle’s dog obsession. Clare McGrane Paige Browning
WOOF! Seattle shelters have too many dogs Seattle is a super dog-friendly city, so it may surprise you to hear that local shelters are overflowing with pups in need of homes. Paige Browning Clare McGrane
National Terrance the octopus came to live with a family. Then she laid dozens of eggs The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs. Jordan-Marie Smith Sarah Handel
In dire times, Seattle area pet owners turn to local foster care program An unexpected emergency like losing a job, or a home can mean all sorts of disruption. It can also leave people unable to take care of a pet. But there's help available in the Seattle area. Casey Martin
Hey lil' goat, can you tell the difference between a happy voice and an angry voice? Dogs tune into the tone of human voices. Do livestock? To find out, goatologists ran an experiment using a hidden speaker that broadcast two versions of the phrase "Hey, look over here." Marc Silver
National We're spending $700 million on pet costumes in the costliest Halloween ever More U.S. shoppers are buying into Halloween this year, scaring up a new spending record for costumes, decorations, candy and cute outfits for pets. Alina Selyukh
Vaccine hesitancy affects dog-owners, too, with many questioning the rabies shot A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S. Pien Huang
Are backyard breeders behind the dumping of labradoodle dogs in Bellingham-area woods? The rising demand for specialty dogs like doodles has prompted a boom in backyard breeders. And that is also the reason 21 so-called designer dogs were found abandoned in the woods. Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz
