Boston's Big Pet Poop Problem
I know there's an awful lot going on in America right now. But we need to talk about Boston's poop problem. It seems like everywhere you go, dog feces litters the sidewalks and parks. It's bad enough...
View ArticleWe Got Pictures of Dogs Dressed in Costumes at Baroo's Halloween Party
Halloween: Some people are in it for the candy, others for scaring the crap out of themselves. But for folks like me, the holiday is all about perusing the internet for pictures of pups dressed up in...
View ArticleBaroo Raised $2.25M to Offer Its Pet Concierge Services in These New Markets
Months after we saw Baroo, the Boston-based startup that offers residents living in multi-family luxury buildings a full-service pet concierge, was raising funding, the venture announced it’s closed a...
View ArticleA Cautionary Tale From a Boston Entrepreneur to Non-Tech Founders [Q&A]
When we last spoke with Michelle Fournier, founder of Slobbr, in March, she was gearing up to test her "Angie's List for dog owners." But the beta didn't go off as planned - and major bumps in the...
View ArticleThis Startup Wants to Place More Rescue Animals Into Good Homes, Faster
Cue the Sarah McLachlan music. We're talking about pet adoption. While there's nothing more heartwarming than giving a grateful pup or an appreciative kitty a loving home, the process of being...
View ArticleA Look Inside MIT's Puppy Lab [Videos]
Being a student can be stressful, especially during exam time. Fortunately for people at MIT, they have one thing to brighten their days: The MIT Puppy Lab. That's right: As the name implies, MIT...
View ArticleHow Boston's Dog Community Has Evolved & Why It's Getting Stronger
People with dogs know that fur or not, pooches are a part of the family. So when it comes to dog friendly places - coffee shops, parks or shops - how do you go about finding them? Enter Slobbr, a...
View ArticleBostInno Approved: What To Do This Weekend, 4/1/16
Want events and other Boston news delivered to your inbox bright and early each morning? Of course you do – sign up for our lifestyle newsletter, In The Know, right here. Looking for tech networking...
View ArticleA Local Craft Brewery Is Making Delicious Food From Its Beer-Making Byproducts
Every time a beer is brewed, a bunch of what's called spent grain is left behind. Usually it goes to compost. Or worse, just gets tossed out. But an industrious brewery owner in Somerville is giving...
View ArticleThese 4 Apps Let Bostonians Borrow Puppies Whenever They Want
There’s something about these cold winter nights that makes people want to snuggle up with a pup. There’s a scientific reason for that. Dogs make us better people. Really. According to a Harvard...
View ArticleHow a Dog and the On-Demand Economy Helped Me Get a Job in Tech
In 2016, we find ourselves in a world where we can get what we want at any moment of the day. The skeptics will remind us of the cost. The on-demand economy has robbed us of patience and thoughtful...
View ArticleThis Startup Will Take Care of Your Dog - and Improve Your Social Life
When working people - myself included - come of a certain age, puppy fever tends to kick in. But at a time in our lives when we’re home for only a couple of waking hours each day, it would be...
View ArticleBoston Startup FedWell Is Making Pet Food So Pure, You'd Probably Eat It
There's nothing saying you should find your dog's food palatable, not to mention appetizing. But ask yourself if you'd want to eat the ingredients contained therein, and that's another question. The...
View ArticleVetX Is 24/7 Medical Advice for Your Pet
It all started with Boop, a gawky cat at an animal shelter. Tan Kabra - a 21-year-old Babson student who’s an entrepreneur thrice over - and his girlfriend came across little Boop and couldn’t help...
View ArticleBostInno Approved: What To Do This Week, 9/21/15
Editor's note: Want events and other Boston news delivered to your inbox bright and early each morning? Of course you do – sign up for our lifestyle newsletter, In The Know, right here. Looking for...
View ArticleHow Women’s Equality Conversation Can Benefit from Mankind’s Best Friend
Analyzing Two Competing Hashtags to Understand how to Regain Share of Voice As you may know, National Dog Day was August 26. You may—or may not—know that it was also Women’s Equality Day, honoring the...
View ArticleComfort Dogs Returning to Town This Weekend in Advance of Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon will take place one week from today on Monday, April 21, and Comfort Dogs will return to help bring smiles to people’s faces, just as they did in the aftermath of last year's...
View ArticleCommemorative Puppy Doe Bench to be Installed in Quincy Park
The pooch known to the Greater Boston Area as Puppy Doe may be gone but won't soon be forgotten. It's been months since the stray dog found abandoned in Qunicy passed away due to terrible torture...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Tormenting MBTA Police Dog; 'Viktor' Returns to Duty After...
A four legged member of the MBTA Transit Police force was injured Tuesday night during an altercation with a man on Massachusetts Avenue, who approached an unmarked Transit Police vehicle stopped at a...
View ArticleLatest USA Medal Winner: Saving Sochi Puppies [PHOTO]
Spoiler alert! We're about to give away who won earlier on Thursday in Sochi, so if you don't want to know, don't read. Team USA notched three more medals earlier on Thursday, as they swept the men's...
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