The Brooklyn Dog # 1: All the News that's Fit to Sniff

A couple months back, I set up a Google alert for "dogs" because I am insane. I tried to explain myself on last week's episode of TLDR. Now I've decided to at least put my eccentricity to use and create an outlet for all this #dogcontent that's overcrowding my brain faster than pit bulls at a dog shelter (an example of dark dog humor).

The Week in Dog (1/30-2/6):

Video: Watch these dogs

One dog has a ball and the other dog wants the ball: a metaphor for our lives [Gawker]

"Just so you know, I wanted to do a four-person panel on racism...." News for Dogs [UCB Comedy]

This lamb thinks it's a sheep dog, or, Irony in the Animal Kingdom [Daily Mail]

Bryan Adams the dog scored the second ever field goal in Puppy Bowl history! [Animal Planet]

Essay and Opinion: How do you feel about this dog stuff?

On resisting the pressure to grieve for your pet on social media [NY Times]

TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #269: Alpo [The Rumpus]

Art and Photography: Like these likenesses of dogs

Photographer Andrew Fladeboe's series on working dogs of Norway and New Zealand [Slate]

Cartoons of dogs that were rejected by this year's Puppy Bowl [BDC Wire]

Dogs that prefer to be carried while their humans hike [The Dodo]

Science and Politics of dogs: Know their plight, know their rights

NYC to euthanize first dog in five years [NY Post]

Chris Christie signs bill to combat NJ puppy mills [NJ.com]

Anti-vaccination movement spreads to pet-owners [NY Mag]

Marijuana-sniffing dogs are losing their jobs in Oregon [Oregonlive]

Here's a video explaining the mechanism of dog scent [HuffPo]

Down the dog hole, or, Dog the Obscure: The best of dog, the worst of dog

Forget Punk-satawnee Phil, it's all about Prairie Dog Pete [Lubbockonline.com]

Bark Week at the New Orleans Fairgrounds: Jack Russell and Wiener Dog Racing! [Fairgrounds.com]

A column called 'Ask Dog Lady' [ClevelandTimes]

A Kickstarter for dog playdates, called 'Sniff my Rump' [The Salt Lake Tribune]