The Columbian

Allie Carleton created an Instagram account for her corgi named Cheeto, which now has close to 2,000 followers.

Social media goes to the dogs

January 24, 2016, 5:35am Life

In this age of technology, almost anything is possible. Drones may soon be delivering Amazon packages, cars are driving themselves and dogs are posting on Instagram. Read story

Vancouver Police dogs Tripp and Ivar wear their new protective vests, which were provided to the department thanks to donations by Shana Greene of Newcastle.

K9 fundraiser hits goal in less than one day

January 23, 2016, 12:55am Clark County News

It took less than a day for a local family and nonprofit organization to raise the money to purchase stab and gunshot-resistant vests for two police dogs at the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Jango and Ringo. Read story

When avalanche strikes, let the dogs out

January 22, 2016, 6:08am Life

Wylee the border collie can search an avalanche the size of a football field in five or 10 minutes. It would take a probe line of 50 people using poles a couple hours to cover the same ground. Read story

Simone Tipton, left, dangles a cat toy as she and daughter Scarlette, 2, play with their new kitten, Doc. Tipton and husband Matt searched for six months to find an amputee cat for their daughter, who had an arm amputated during a battle with cancer.

Young amputee, cat fast friends

January 22, 2016, 5:30am Life

A kitten that was severely injured and not expected to survive a major surgery got a new home Wednesday with a Trabuco Canyon, Calif., family that has also faced seemingly insurmountable odds. Read story