Shaggy Dog News

Canine kidnap alert is a shaggy dog tale

Police posters have been erected warning that dog snatchers are stealing animals from owners in Wakefield parks.

'Darling Companion' review: An unhappy marriage, a lost dog

Though the fur on the movie's titular canine isn't very long, this is still one hummer of a shaggy dog story.

Happy ending to shaggy tale of saddest dog

A DOG dubbed Scotland’s saddest hound has found a loving home in West Lothian.

A shaggy dog tale for the privileged

It’s only a matter of time before Lawrence Kasdan makes an introspective coming-of-age tale of a group of 80-somethings reuniting for a weekend at the granny farm to mourn the loss of Kevin Kline’s dentures.

Movie Review: ‘Darling Companion’

The problem is that looking for a missing canine, no matter how obvious it is as a metaphor for two-legged characters finding themselves as well, represents a rather flimsy spine for a feature screenplay.

Obama roasts Romney at big dinner

Cheered by Hollywood stars, President Barack Obama lampooned Mitt Romney's wealth and mined a shaggy dog story about his foe, striking a rare light note in the bitter White House race.