Dicey Bet — Asking Old Dow Dogs to Do New Tricks: Chet Currier (Bloomberg.com) March 10 (Bloomberg) — Is the famous old “Dogs of the Dow’’ investment strategy dead, or only sleeping? That’s the piquant question that was raised recently by the Turnaround Letter, a Boston-based advisory newsletter specializing in digging up bargains.
Big Joe […]

Fire crew rescues pet dogs after night stuck on cliff (Liverpool Echo) A PAIR of dogs found themselves at the centre of a riverside rescue drama yesterday after they escaped from their back garden and spent the night clinging to a cliff.
SCIENCE: Study: Like Pavlov’s dogs, roaches can learn food cue (The Charlotte Observer) […]

Loose dogs under watch (Northwest Herald) McHenry County residents are on heightened alert about dogs roaming their neighborhoods. The connection between loose-animal complaints that doubled over the year before has one obvious link the pit-bull maulings near Cary.
Dogs sniffing out drugs in schools (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) […]

`Puperazzi’ alert: Celebrity culture unleashed on dogs (Chicago Tribune) The Hollywood Dog is packed with celebrity photos, canine diet tips and ads, ads, ads, the Tribune’s Vincent J. Schodolski writes It came too late for Lassie and Rin Tin Tin, but at last this town has found a way to bring celebrity status […]

4 Dogs Attack Osceola County Woman (Local6.com Central Florida) A woman in Osceola County, Fla. was hospitalized Monday after being attacked by four dogs in a neighborhood, according to Local 6 News. Police said the woman was near Kenansville Road in Osceola County Monday afternoon when the dogs attacked and bit her on the arms. […]

Carie wolfs down four ‘dogs’ to win contest (Vincennes Sun-Commercial) In addition to coupons and discounts, nothing says customer appreciation like free hot dogs, soda, popcorn and a hot dog eating contest.
Two Men Lose Their Service Dogs (WCCO 4) (WCCO) Two disabled residents are grieving after their service dogs were taken away from them. […]

Metra: Bomb dogs pass test (The Naperville Sun) Bomb-sniffing dogs that protect the Chicago area’s commuter rail system were up to snuff Friday in a test Metra arranged after a CBS 2/Chicago Sun-Times investigation raised questions about the effectiveness of the dogs and their handlers, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
Dogs enhance the image […]

MPs furious over US sniffer dogs at Gandhi memorial (Gulf Times) NEW DELHI: Opposition members of parliament yesterday protested over US security personnel taking sniffer dogs to check the safety of a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi ahead of a visit there by President George W Bush.
Metra: Bomb dogs pass test (Chicago Sun-Times) Bomb-sniffing dogs […]

Fun with skis and dogs (BendBulletin.com) Boardjoring might be a bit extreme for most. The thrill comes from short bursts of speed rather than a classic daylong adventure in the woods. Boardjoring, says Gillem, requires relatively flat terrain and multiple dogs - the kind that are bred to mush (pull a dog sled).
Barking Dogs […]

Seattle police help rescue two people, dogs from fire (Seattle Times) Two Seattle police officers helped rescue two adults and four dogs from a fire that broke out early this morning in a house about five blocks north of Cleveland High School.
Pedigree dogs taken in car theft (BBC News) Thieves steal a car with […]