On January 20th, acting on a tip, Officers with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Unit and Patrol Division executed a search warrant at 2809 Silver Creek Road in East Knox County. Inside the garage, Officers discovered more than 20 dogs and cats being held in deplorable conditions. Rugs…

Another park was claimed by the dogs Thursday when the City of Knoxville and PetSafe representatives officially opened Charter Doyle PetSafe Dog Park in South Knoxville. Members of the community (human and canine alike) celebrated at the ceremony for the 2-acre dog park, located within the existing 26-acre Charter Doyle…

  Tennessee's beloved Bluetick Coonhound, Smokey, will be featured on Animal Planet's DOGS 101 Show on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. The show will include Smokey in action at Vols football games. Among the other dogs featured on Saturday's show are Brussels Griffon, Swedish Lapphund, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, German…

Knoxville Parks and Recreation will hold the second annual "Doggie Dip" on Monday, September 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inskip Pool, located at 4024 Bruhin Road, will be closed to the human population after its last day of the year, Sunday, September 4, 2011. However, dog owners will…

The City of Knoxville has been recognized as the most dog-friendly city in the Southeast by Dog Fancy Magazine according to a press release from the Knoxville-based PetSafe. In 2009, the widely-read national magazine for dog owners recognized the City of Knoxville's Dogwood Park in its annual "America's Best Dog…