It's a ruff world out there for a big dog owner! Cabbies won't stop for you and your best friend, everyone makes the same plus-size dog wisecrack, and most New York apartments aren't equipped with stables. Kidding! But to get through it all, a group of Brooklyn big dog owners have joined together in solidarity. Their pets may be big, but that doesn't mean they should be treated like animals. Here's the manifesto from their website: more ›

A Chelsea co-op's attempt to evict a family over its "gassy" Neapolitan Mastiff has been thrown out by a judge. In January, the Post detailed the plight of the Lyons family, who were shunned and hated by their neighbors—including CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien— because their mastiff Ugo is smelly. Though the West 26th building allows pets, the co-op board (with board secretary O'Brien) became fed up and moved to evict the Lyonses, who tried to address the issue by grooming him three times a month and spraying him with deodorizer. Now the Post reveals that Ugo can stay because the Lyonses "were not properly served in the suit." The Lyonses' lawyer said, "The board is trying to evict a family, and it can't even serve the initial papers correctly. Maybe the board should be put on a leash." Since news of Ugo's plight attracted many supporters, O'Brien has suffered a bit of opposition; she resigned from the co-op board in February, explaining, "After discussions with neighbors and others, [my husband] and I have become increasingly concerned about my personal safety." The Post also has a chart comparing O'Brien's and Ugo's characteristics. more ›

The Post reports that a family is fighting their Chelsea co-op to keep their beloved Mastiff—and that the co-op board secretary, CNN's Soledad O'Brien, is especially critical. Steven Lyons, who bought his 4,000 square-foot apartment in 2003, says, "[O'Brien] told me at a shareholder's meeting that my dog stinks." Ugo, a 150-pound mastiff, arrived in the Lyons household in 2007, but O'Brien noted his "size, slobbering, shedding, drooling, gassiness and odors" in an affidavit (the family gets him groomed three times a month and sprays him with a deodorizer). The co-op allows pets, but Lyons's wife Monica Nelson tells the Post that other board members hold their noses when they share the elevator with her—even when she's without the dog! The co-op board has terminated their lease, and the Lyonses may have to leave their apartment or get rid of Ugo. Interestingly, O'Brien put her apartment on the market last October—you can see it and her cat in this video. more ›