Dog Urban Legends

7 Articles

'Man's best friend' has been the subject of numerous rumors and viral social media postings. Time to separate fact from fiction.

Jordan Liles

Published 26 August 2019

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? And who is walking whom in this relationship?

Does Legalizing Marijuana Necessitate Euthanizing Pot-Sniffing Dogs? Arguments made by one sheriff opposed to legalized marijuana are dubious and disputed by police...

Does This Photograph Show a Dog Burned While Rescuing Its Family? What happens when a social media prank achieves its intended results.

Are Raisins and Grapes Toxic to Dogs? A subset of dogs appears to be susceptible to kidney damage following the ingestion of...

Are Dogs Really 99.9% Wolf? Domestic dogs split from their wild counterpart, the grey wolf, quite recently by evolutionary timescales.

Are Ingredients in ‘Impossible’ and ‘Beyond Meat’ Burgers Indistinguishable from Dog Food? The burger-imitation products do share a few ingredients with some brands of vegan, grain-free “ultra-premium”...