Kids, Dogs | featured news

Babies who spend their first year in homes with dogs have fewer colds and ear infections and need fewer antibiotics than babies in pet-free homes, a new study from Finland shows. Babies who live with cats also seem to have a health advantage, but it's not as big.

A 6-year-old boy was bitten in the face by the family dog, possibly a pit bull, Tuesday afternoon in the Swampoodle section of North Philadelphia, police said.

A 7-year-old boy was mauled to death by four dogs at the home of a neighbor in Illinois, according to news reports.

A pit bull owned by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has reportedly attacked the player's young son, but police, hospital officials and team officials are releasing little information.