Animal Services Warns Of Increase In Stray Dogs (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth)
An e-mail tip from an NBC 5 viewer led to a warning from Dallas Animal Services about the growing number of dangerous stray dogs.

GARY BOGUE: Bad things can happen when dogs left to roam (Contra Costa Times)
Something for you to think about this morning. THANK YOU, NOT! Gary: I wanted to thank the owners of two pit bulls that attacked my dog and myself. The owners, I guess, didn’t want these dogs anymore. One is a large blue-and-white pit and the other a brown pit. Someone let them go around Foothill Drive in Antioch, three weeks ago. That’s when my poor little Jack Russell terrier got attacked.

Gift of drug detector dogs to aid Lansing schools (Lansing State Journal)
Two dogs are now in training to deter drug possession at Lansing schools.

Crackdown on “dangerous dogs” (KVBC Las Vegas)
There’s a crackdown on “dangerous dogs” here in the valley. Henderson, North Las Vegas and Clark County are looking to pass tougher restrictions for dogs who bite people or other animals.

Schools urged to bring in dogs to sniff out drugs (Belfast Telegraph)
Ulster schools are being urged to consider employing specially trained dogs to sniff out drugs used by schoolchildren.

Prairie dogs spreading like wildfire in dry weather (9 News Denver)
The Pawnee National Grassland - a sprawling piece of prairie covering more than 300 square miles of northern Colorado - would seem like a perfect place for prairie dogs.

Two dogs die after eating poison (BBC News)
A 500 reward is offered after two dogs die after eating poison mixed with food, police say.

Humane Society volunteer has nose bitten off while trying to separate fighting dogs (Sun-Sentinel)
West Boca Steve Ragno took his love of animals to the Tri County Humane Society, volunteering his time to walk one of the most abused dogs. But his three-month stint there ended when he jumped between two fighting dogs and lost the tip of his nose.

Modelling Virtual Dogs: It’s A Walk In The Park! (Science Daily)
Dog walking is a national pastime, but how does your dog walk? Different breeds have different gaits, for example greyhounds tend to be thin and fast whilst labradors are thicker set and tend to waddle. Dr Jim Usherwood from the Royal Veterinary College in London explains how he is using computers to simulate the way dogs walk, helping scientists understand the mechanics behind walking problems

Beulah man finds 4 dogs killed, horses shot (Miami Herald)
A man returned to his residence to find five of his dogs fatally shot and 10 of his horses injured, authorities said.