Dogs

Hanford Guards Union Local 21 criticized the poor care of K-9s, saying they return to their handlers covered in feces and show behavioral changes after being kenneled​.

The youth development program, housed at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, teaches its participants specific skills and broader life lessons, all while finding homes for dogs in need.

Law enforcement agencies are chomping at the bit for fentanyl detection K-9s, worrying some advocates who see the dogs as intrusive.

At a watercraft inspection station along the highway a few miles from the Idaho border, one very good boy is doing a very good job.

This is the first victory for the canine, a five-time competitor in the annual event, held in the northern California city of Petaluma.

The man was traveling with his four dogs when he ran off a remote road into a ravine in Oregon. One dog returned to where the man was camping with family, alerting them that something was wrong.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office recently launched its new comfort dog program with Burton, a 3 year-old, longhaired German Shepherd.

Northwest Battle Buddies, based in Southwest Washington, has paired more than 200 service dogs with military veterans to help mitigate symptoms of PTSD and the risk of suicide.

Columbia Gorge animal shelters are seeing a surge of dogs being surrendered by their owners amid a decline in adoption rates.

Mysterious respiratory illnesses are sickening dogs in several states, including in Oregon. Veterinary experts aren't sure what's causing dogs to become sick or even how to treat them.