David Rosenblatt

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race got off to its ceremonial start Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska, with mushers and their dogs going on short runs through the city. The grueling 1,150-mile trek to Nome begins in earnest tomorrow with 67 mushers and more than 1,000 dogs competing, but intrigue and controversy are already mounting. -- The recession has hit the famous race, with entrance fees ...

This dog doesn't do tricks. He does tracheas. When Debbie Parkhurst, 45, got a chunk of apple lodged in her windpipe on Friday, her dog "Toby" came to the rescue. The 2-year-old Golden Retriever pushed Ms. Parkhurst onto the floor and issued abdomenal thrusts (jumping up and down on her chest) until the obstruction was expelled from her airway. Toby's actions, hailed ...

Watch this dog run through traffic to save an injured friend who was hit by a car. Amazing story.

Dogs love it when it snows! Just this morning, I saw two dogs running, jumping, and rolling around in their backyard. One of the dogs would hide under the snow and wait for the other to come running by so he could jump out to give a good scare.

Have you ever been in a snowball fight with a dog? They actually think its the snow that’s doing the fighting and not you. Funny and cute to see them dig through six inches of snow to find that one snowball that had the nerve to fly at them.

Below is a video of Suni The Bear, a true winter wonder dog. Suni is an adorable five month old Japanese Akita.

On March 31st Dogspired will be announcing the winner of its very first dog photo contest! The winning pooch will be featured on Dogspired.com and receive a doggy gift package with up to $50 in treats and toys. Second and third place winners will receive exclusive (DOG)SPIRED t-shirts. All other entries that do not win first through third place will still win prizes! Please submit your images ...