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Move over, Ken. Barbie's got a new love in her life. Russ is unveiling the Barbie Pet plush collection, which will include three pets: Sequin, a white poodle; Blissa, a kitten; and Lacey, a chihuahua puppy. Each pet has a story explaining its friendship with Barbie.
Is your Fido a fatty? Obesity isn't just a problem for humans. Pet obesity in the United States is growing. While that pun is intended, the situation is far from funny; obesity is now the single biggest pet health threat in the U.S. It's unlikely to turn around anytime soon, either, since owners of larger dogs like Labradors and golden retrievers tend to believe their pets are a normal weight when, actually, they're fatty boombalatties.
This dog's a lifesaver. A boy in Connecticut suffers from epilepsy, but thanks to his best friend -- a specially trained dog named Alfie -- his seizures can be predicted and more safely managed. Tonic has the scoop on this touching story.
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I'm really glad to hear about the colony of Tasmanian Devils! I just love those little guys and it's relieving to know that there's still hope to save them from extinction.
Hey Kelli, From what I hear, those little "devils" are great on the bar -be -que...Marinated over night then 20 mins a side and ready to go...In Alabama they would be considered FINE DINNING..
Kelli:
Child free? No wonder you love those stinky little Taz's. You will never know what real love is. When you have a child you have someone you would die for.
And loving a child does not preclude loving animals. So get off your smug high horse.
Smug high horse, eh? Yeah, doesn't sound like you think you're better than me because you're childfree. /sarcasm I'm childfree because I wouldn't want to have kids that have to go to school with the narrow-minded little demons people like you produce.
I'm married, so no.
i agree these tasmian devils area delight seeing suffer hurts so much love
IT IS SUCH A TERRIBLE SHAME WHAT WE ARE DOING TO THIS PLANET, HOW MANY SPECIES THAT WE HAVE HARMED OR ULTIMATELY DESTROYED, THESE ARE SUCH BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS, QUITE AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR OWN WAY. I CAN NOT HELP BUT THINK OF THE STRUGGLE MOST ANIMALS HAVE & HAVE HAD JUST TO SURVIVE ON THIS PLANET. THE OCEANS ARE POLLUTED, THE LAKES , PONDS & RIVERS ARE POLLUTED. HOW MUCH ACREAGE HAVE WE DESTROYED IN THE NAME OF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY FOR THE HUMAN RACE AT THE COST OF ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD. HOW MUCH ILLEGAL DUMPING HAVE WE DONE THAT HAVE KILLED OR FORCED ANIMALS TO MOVE IN ORDER TO MERELY EXIST. ITS A WONDER THAT ANY ANIMAL WOULD CONSIDER US THEIR FRIEND.
Those Tasmanian devils are as cute as can be, to bad they are so nasty. But at any rate I'm glad that they found a gorup of them that aren't getting the cancer that is plaging them.
Yes but lets be like the Drugars or what ever their name is and have 19 children and continue to believe that we aren't greedy and this kind of thinking has no effect on the planet! Its always the religious goof balls that care the least about GODS green earth. Good luck to these and all creatures on earth. I'm willing not to bother to come back when I go, if thats what happens, as no-one dead has reported back.
And that's why it's great to be childfree!
Here's kind of a reverse story of the dog who predicts when his master is about to have a seizure...my Daschund "Ensign Duffy", a long-haired, strawberry blond mini, knows when his own are coming-within about 2-4 minutes. He will get very quiet suddenly then do anything he can to get up on the couch or chair where I am-not anyone-just Mommy-then the shaking starts with the head jerking, rigidity, fixed eyes and drooling.. My husband doesn't believe he has these siezures and only thinks he's doing it "For attention", but I know him better, and as the mom of a paramedic who helped her throughout her training (and getting her advice about his symptoms before taking him to the vet), I was right. The saddest part is that the breeder failed to tell me that seizures are hereitary in mini Daschunds, and I should have been suspicious when she dropped his $1,500. asking price in half "Just because she thought we made such a great pair." I recently lost my job and will be financially strapped, but being with my little guy more and taking him everywhere I can seems to have reduced the number of seizures he has weekly. If you're considering a mini Doxie, check out their breeding line and interrogate the heck out of the breeder and DEMAND to see the dam and sire's vet records!!!! For shame on this wealthy woman who turned out to be nothing but a "Puppy Mill-stress"!!
Buyers should ALWAYS do their homework before purchasing a pet they have not had before. I'm not condoning the breeder's actions, but it is not hard to look up health issues for any breed of dog. And it is possible both parents have a completely clean bill of health and one of the puppies have genetic or environmental conditions.
A contagious cancer , something our medical establishment has denied for years.