Should you be set on adding a teacup dog to your family, ... "Beagles are known for being good-natured and friendly with people, children, and other animals," says Dr. Callaghan.

They then swooped up the tiny puppies and stuffed them in a duffle bag before taking off, cops said. 3 A pair of masked dognappers are being sought for stealing six teacup poodle puppies in the Bronx.

It was a year that gave us robot hamsters, teacup pigs and fluorescent beagles. Besides the usual wild and wacky stories, a lot of pet news this year was surprisingly dark, from the animal-cruelty ...