A Couple of Dogs That Never Need Feeding, and Other Garden Gems (New York Times)
It’s the year of the dogs at the Antique Garden Furniture Show at the New York Botanical Garden.

Restaurants refuse service over guide dogs (The News-Press)
One man wanted a Subway sandwich. Another man wanted a Chinese dinner. Both restaurants told the men to get out. Neither place would allow the men who are legally blind to bring their guide dogs into the restaurants.

House trashed by cats and dogs (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A house in New Zealand was turned upside down and a pet cat killed by the owners’ dogs while they were out.

Citra man convicted in death of neighbor mauled by dogs (The Daily Comet)
A jury has found a man responsible for his dogs who escaped and killed an elderly neighbor. Robert C. Freeman, 70, of Citra, was found guilty Thursday of manslaughter with culpable negligence.

Bomb-sniffing dogs now working at Tucson airport (The Arizona Republic)
TUCSON - Three bomb-sniffing dogs now are at work with officers at the Tucson Airport Authority Police Department.

There’s no keeping these dogs down (The Star-Ledger)
The first time Bob Wagner saw the two bulky black mastiffs, he didn’t know if he could save the dogs. The duo — 4-foot, 138-year-old metal statues of the guard dogs at Dover’s Town Hall — were pushed off their pedestals by vandals in late December.

Dogs left to starve (winnipegsun.com)
A self-described animal lover has been fined $15,000 after she left nearly two dozen dogs to starve at an Inwood-area farmhouse.

Hot Dogs, Burgers May Be Coming to Lobdell This Fall (The MIT Tech)
Come next fall, the two vacant booths at the Lobdell food court may offer fast food such as hot dogs or burgers, said Director of Campus Dining Richard D. Berlin. Other options would include Asian food or, less likely, the return of the salad bar.

Dogs are yobs’ ‘weapon of choice’ (BBC News)
Dogs have become the “weapon of choice” for a rising number of thugs, police are told.

Hyde Park hikes fines to cut down on roaming dogs (Poughkeepsie Journal)
HYDE PARK The fines for unlicensed or unleashed dogs just went up in town. The town board voted Monday night to hike the fees town justices can levy on owners of dogs picked up for running loose or being unlicensed.