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Video captures the moment when Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and her two French bulldogs stolen. (But they’ve since been found.)

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dognapping, Dogs, Lady Gaga

A security camera captured the moment on Wednesday night (February 24) in LA when Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer,

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Random music news for Saturday, December 5, 2020

December 5, 2020December 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Black Metal, Dogs, Foals, Glass Animals, Instagram, iOS, Music Fans, Ozzy, Santa, Scott Weiland, Technics SL-1200, TikTok

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

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Recommended Music 

This could be the first-ever Christmas song written for dogs

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Christmas Music, Dogs

I’m the caretaker of two English bull terriers, both of which really seem to like the easy sounds of reggae.

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“The Howling Dog Slow Jam.” I wish my dogs were this musical.

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dogs

When Alton Walker heard his dog howling, he had an idea. A nice one, too.

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Watch this dog play the blues

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dogs

There’s talk that once COVID-19 goes away and people head back to work, our dogs, used to having us around

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, June 3, 2020

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette Store Day, Charlie Watts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Bowie, Dogs, Drive-In Concerts, Jay-Z, Krist Novoselic, Misfits, Protest Songs, Rage Against the Machine, Rolling Stones, WMG, YG

Here’s some good news. Your dog WILL come to your rescue–if he/she knows what to do. Nice to know as

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Podcasts for dogs? Yep.

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dogs, Pets, Playlists, Podcasts, Spotify

Podcasting has experience exponential growth over the last couple of years. So what’s the next frontier? Dogs, apparently. Earlier this

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Music News 

Should you leave music on for your dog when you leave the house?

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cats, Dogs

Whenever I leave the two English bull terriers at home alone, they’re usually sleeping. But on those occasions when they’re

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For no particular reason, here’s Kirk Hammett of Metallica making a fuss over my dog.

July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bull Terriers, Dogs, Metallica

Each time I’ve interviewed Kirk Hammett of Metallica, we bond over our love of English bull terriers. When we last

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And now, a radio station for dogs

August 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dogs

Last week, a story about radio made the rounds about a radio station for cats. In the interests of equal

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WTF? 

It’s not hair metal. More like FUR metal. Introducing the heavy metal dog band.

August 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dogs, Metal

Yes, a metal band populated by dogs. Please enjoy.

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