Dog Urban Legends

We sure do love our pooches. When we're not pampering them with doggie-bakery treats or dressing them in the latest fashionable walking vest, we're giving them their own social media accounts. Not surprisingly, Snopes gets loads of reader tips about all things Fido. Here's just a sampling of fact checks. Enjoy. Arff!

Is This 450-Pound Dog Real?

April 1, 2019 And who is walking whom in this relationship?

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Does Legalizing Marijuana Necessitate Euthanizing Pot-Sniffing Dogs?

May 8, 2018 Arguments made by one sheriff opposed to legalized marijuana are dubious and disputed by police ...

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Does This Photograph Show a Dog Burned While Rescuing Its Family?

Dec. 30, 2015 What happens when a social media prank achieves its intended results.

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Are Raisins and Grapes Toxic to Dogs?

Feb. 8, 2007 A subset of dogs appears to be susceptible to kidney damage following the ingestion of grapes, b ...

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Are Dogs Really 99.9% Wolf?

Oct. 28, 2016 Domestic dogs split from their wild counterpart, the grey wolf, quite recently by evolutionary t ...

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Are Ingredients in 'Impossible' and 'Beyond Meat' Burgers Indistinguishable from Dog Food?

Aug. 16, 2019 The burger-imitation products do share a few ingredients with some brands of vegan, grain-free “ ...

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Can Algae Poison a Dog?

Aug. 13, 2019 Several groups of organisms that produce algal blooms also produce potentially deadly toxins.

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