Truffle foragers in Italy have long sought to get rid of competition in search of "black gold." Ruthless hunters have resorted to dropping poison-laced treats to tempt truffle-sniffing dogs. Police ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The role of dogs in Italian Alpine rescues is becoming more important as the number of people caught by avalanches increases -- up by 50% over the past 25 years. Zen, a ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled friskily around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements signaling to his handler that someone was buried ...

The massacre was silent, the assassins stealthy and the impact devastating. The victims: more than 30 dogs, highly trained to sniff out the valuable truffles that grow underground near the dank and ...

Italy has introduced a groundbreaking policy change that allows larger dogs to fly in aircraft cabins alongside their owners. As of May 2025, the country's Ministry of Transport and the National Civil ...

"I have been really lucky [as] he is so well-behaved. Because I was going by myself, he was great company for me," she told SWNS. As an actress, Sophie often travels for work, she said — and takes ...