Study Finds That a Type of Cancer in Dogs Is Contagious (Washington Post) Scientists in England have gathered definitive evidence that a kind of cancer in dogs is contagious — a peculiar exception to the age-old medical wisdom that you can’t “catch” cancer.
Dogs, Cops, Guard Leave Passengers Mostly Unfazed (NPR) Bomb-sniffing dogs, state police […]

Dogs face training test (Loudoun Times Mirror) All day Saturday, at the gymnasium at the Clarke County Parks and Recreation Center in Berryville, dogs and owners from all over the area mingled, chatted and practiced.
Humane Society offers aid for China dogs (AP via Yahoo! News) The Humane Society on Wednesday said it will […]

14 dogs die when Largo shed hit by lightning creates heat box (WPMI 15) LARGO, Fla. (AP) - Fourteen dogs are dead after lightning apparently hit a Largo shed the animals were in, knocking out the air conditioning and creating a sweltering box.
Court calls owners of sheep-killing dogs (Boston Herald) CHARLOTTE, Maine - A […]

Dogs are lovable but not when dining out (St. Petersburg Times) I like dogs. Most of them are cute and fluffy. Some of them have deep barks; others have yippy voices that drive me crazy. They make good friends. They like to snuggle on the couch, go for walks and even sleep in your bed. […]

Downtown goes to the dogs for an afternoon (The Frederick News-Post) By Pamela Rigaux News-Post Staff FREDERICK — In spite of the more- than-90-degree temperature, pooches took to Frederick’s streets Saturday for an event designed just for dogs.
Butcher’s dogs were light of her life (USA Today) Susan Butcher’s romantic quest to live in the […]

Couple provides air conditioning for hot dogs through August (KMOV St. Louis) During last month’s power outage, two dogs died at St. Louis County’s two animal shelters during the heat wave. The shelters don’t have air conditioning, but the power outage kept the fans off too.
Up to 500,000 dogs in China face death amid […]

China Orders Mass Slaughter of Dogs (ABC News) China Orders Mass Slaughter of Dogs to Curb Rabies Outbreak; Action Upsets Animal Lovers
Katrina dogs in need of homes (CNews) Doused in gas and set afire, a black lab puppy is looking for the right kind of home in southern Alberta. Eight-month-old Jiminy is one of […]

Thousands of dogs on death row (News 24 South Africa) China is to launch a second mass slaughter of up to 500 000 dogs, after the deaths of 16 people from rabies.
100 dogs looking for new homes (Dallas Morning News) Today is no ordinary day for dozens of dogs seized in a Wise County […]

Mad Dogs find glory (The State) One might expect this type of reception for a rock star or a professional athlete with a limo ride and screaming fans. But for a group of 9-10-year old baseball all-stars from Lexington, Friday s mini-parade was something they ll always remember.The 13-member Lexington American […]

Barking dogs cause ill will THE WATCHDOG (Kansas City Star) Kansas City s Nancy Jonas Wilson wants the city to put a muzzle, so to speak, on her neighbor s barking dogs.
Chinese county slaughters 50,000 dogs (MSNBC) In a government-ordered crackdown prompted by the deaths of […]