There's been some back and forth regarding the case of Long Island man Jamie Sanchez, neighbor Barbara Bottiglieri, and whether or not Bottiglieri's dog Coco ever pooped on Sanchez's lawn. Bottiglieri says no, but now some neighbors are coming to Sanchez's defense, saying the dog does its business wherever it wants. “The dog does go all over the place,” one woman told CBS. "She walks the dog on our property, on the grass and he’s [Sanchez] not the bad guy here." No, throwing an animal across the street is a totally reasonable response! more ›

We've had a few instances of people throwing dog poop in anger, but this is the first time we've come across someone throwing the dog that did the pooping. Long Island man Jaime Sanchez has been charged with torturing animals and reckless endangerment after throwing his neighbor's one-year-old dachshund into the street, angry that the dog, named Coco, may have been planning to relieve itself on his lawn. more ›

While Poster Boy is behind bars for 11 months for mashing up some subway ads, Brooklyn judge Michael Gary just sentenced dog killer Dudley Ramsay to a mere 4 months in jail. The 26-year-old Fort Greene resident had beat a five-month-old Dachshund puppy, “breaking six of his tiny ribs and damaging his lungs and liver." This was his 2nd Dachshund victim. more ›

Because it's so dreary outside right now, we need something cheerful...like some cute dachshunds. Some members of the beloved breed and their devoted owners celebrated the annual Dachshund Spring Fiesta in Washington Square Park. Flickr user ennuipoet has some adorable photographs of the wiener dogs—a few are above—and video of the event is after the jump (owners sing the Dachshund Song!)! more ›

What's today's salacious claim about Anthony Marshall, who was recently indicted for allegedly mishandling his mother Brooke Astor's estate? That he hated his mother's dear dogs so much, he wanted them dead! Rush & Molloy spoke to a source who claims Marshall "wanted to put them to sleep." "Them" being Astor's dachshunds Boysie and Girlsie. When Marshal's own son originally claimed his father was not properly caring for Astor, it was mentioned that Marshall wouldn't... more ›