Five Itsy-Bitsy Dogs Holding Down Big Jobs

 

A Differing Kind of *Werking* Dog!

Today we highlight some pint size pooches who are small in size, yet are working bone-a-fide jobs worthy of any big dog. While these mini mutts may not be large enough to be a commando dog on the Navy Seals Special Ops team or even strong enough to pull a sled, they're still out there every day, gettin' 'er done!

Check out some of our favorite working pooches from around the interwebs!

1. Lucy the Smallest Working Dog in the World!

Lucy, a two and a half pound Yorkshire Terrier, works as a therapy dog visiting hospitals, nursing homes, and centers for troubled youth and children with disabilities through the Leashes of Love program. She is so small that she also hold the current world record for smallest working dog in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Who Let the Dogs Into the Webbys?

 

Andrew Cary, Site Director for AnimalPlanet.com, Reports from the Webbys

 

Last night we joined comrades from across the digital spectrum for a night of schmoozing, laughing and celebrity spotting as if we were at the Oscars in a parallel universe. In fact, that’s probably not too far from the truth.

But whereas the Oscars honor only films, the Webbys honor everything digital from utilities like Instagram to luminaries like Steve Jobs and, yes, to film, like our winning entry, Dog Park.  We owe this People’s Voice award to all the visitors who voted us into the winners circle. A big THANK YOU to everyone who took time out to help us!

I arrived at the red carpet jacket-less, which made me immediately self-conscious (and surprised they didn’t think I was a stagehand), but our resident movie starlet, Katie Sweeny, one of the cast of our series, wore an amazing dress that I just stood behind.

Animal Planet's DOG PARK Web Series Wins a Webby!

 

Kevin Barnhill, Supervising Video Producer for AnimalPlanet.com, Reports on Dog Park's Webby Win.

“Close the f@%#ing gate!”

If you own a dog, and have been to a dog run, chances are you’ve heard that particular phrase before. I don’t know a single person who regularly goes to a dog park and does not have some sort of crazy story to tell.  It’s like high school all over again.  Add tons of cute dogs to the mix and you have Animal Planet written all over it!  Soooo - we decided to create Dog Park!

If you haven’t watched it yet, you should! No, seriously ... watch it RIGHT. NOW: