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 couple whose dogs attacked a flock of sheep - killing at least nine - have been issued summonses for letting their dogs run wild. The two husky-like dogs also attacked an animal…

Aurora man admits he shot down dogs (The Beacon News)
ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP An Aurora man is facing up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting his neighbor’s dogs.

14 Dogs Perish From Heat Exhaustion (The Tampa Tribune)
LARGO - When one of Diana Duke’s dogs, a female bull dog, died several months ago from heat exhaustion in Duke’s back yard, the licensed dog breeder took action.

Good dogs likely to get a treat in St. Pete Beach (St. Petersburg Times)
ST. PETE BEACH - Chasing the tail of a similar law adopted in St. Petersburg, “doggie dining” may be coming to St. Pete Beach. On Tuesday, the City Commission heard a final reading of an ordinance allowing dogs to accompany their owners at outside seating areas of local restaurants.

New dogs biting for chance to cut crime (Contra Costa Times)
Police here soon will be prepared to take a considerably bigger bite out of crime. Three new dogs joined Antioch Police Department last week, and once they hit the streets next month, the canine unit will be able to provide the entire city with around-the-clock coverage.

Beyond cats and dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Whoever said that only dogs and cats should have a monopoly on our affections and the chance to share our homes?

14 dogs in Largo killed by heat (St. Petersburg Times)
The air-conditioned shed the dogs stayed in never resumed power after a storm hit, turning their safe haven into a scorching oven.

Humane Society offers aid for China dogs (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Humane Society on Wednesday said it will give China $100,000 to vaccinate dogs against rabies if it promises to immediately stop their mass slaughter in areas where humans have died from the disease.