Gone to the dogs (The Daily Times) People have parks, skateboarders have parks, animals have parks, so why not dogs? Indeed, Salisbury’s City Park Committee is busy looking into the possibility of a dog park.
County wants to put aggressive dogs on short leash (Yakima Herald-Republic) Yakima County is proposing to put some teeth in […]

Heat beats sniffer dogs (News Interactive) POLICE sniffer dogs succumbed to the heat yesterday, only catching 30 Melbourne Big Day Out revellers with small amounts of drugs.
Sled dogs pull in crowds (Glenwood Springs Post Independent) Cafe Redstone is closed during the winter. But not this weekend. “I wanted to open for one event this […]

Review: ‘Problem dogs’ go good on PBS’ ‘Underdogs’ (Stamford Advocate) We never let up on “problem children” - but what about problem canines? If, to modify the clich , those dogs won’t hunt (or if they prefer the chase as opposed to proper behavior), can time, labor and frustration bring them to heel so […]

County Considers Banning “Dangerous Dogs” (WCJB) The Alachua County Commission gave a preliminary nod to a proposal to ban the ownership of dogs deemed “dangerous” by county officials on Tuesday .
Alpaca deaths blamed on dogs (Post-Tribune) MICHIGAN CITY Dogs are suspected of killing two alpacas and injuring several others, including […]

Courtesy photo A team of dogs at Dog Sled Adventures gets ready to hit the trail, which runs through the Stillwater (Whitefish Pilot) On Hemi and Roter, Turbo and Throttle, Buckwheat and Spanky, Cupid and Safire. What may seem like a case of Santa’s reindeer gone wrong is really an example of dogs, paws […]

Hurricane-displaced dogs heading home after Michigan stay (KPLC) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Four months after being brought to southwestern Michigan, 11 dogs rescued from Hurricane Katrina’s devastation are being reunited with their owners.
Running with dogs (Rutland Herald) MAIDSTONE Here’s the advice I get before I’m about to climb onto a sled […]

Parvovirus outbreak affecting city dogs (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is asking people not to bring them dogs for a week in a bid to stop the spread of deadly parvovirus.
Ban on dangerous dogs OK’d by county (Gainesville Sun) orrific stories of people mauled and pets killed by attacking […]

Boy mauled by dogs (TVNZ) A seven-year-old boy has been mauled by dogs in Northland. The attack happened at a property in the Whangarei suburb of Kamo on Monday night. The child suffered bites to his arms, legs and neck. He spent the night in Whangarei Hospital and his condition is described as stable.
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Diamond dogs are forever (The Japan Times) Let’s face it: dogs don’t live very long. About 14 years, if they’re lucky. Yet, that is a fact of life a growing number of pet owners in Japan refuse to accept.
The very same week, the dogs came back (Mudgee Guardian) Molly and Bobby are back home. […]

Whether the Pit Bulls’ remarkable traits are a blessing or a curse to the owner in question depends entirely on him or her.