Area dogs sniffing fame (The Arizona Republic)
Valley dogs compete in the sixth-annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Long Beach, Calif. today and Sunday.

Groomer accused in dogs’ death (Miami Herald)
(AP) — A dog groomer has been charged with killing three show dogs after they went more than a month without food and water, authorities said.

Area businesses offer funds to care for dogs (Rapid City Journal)
RAPID CITY — Three area businesses have offered to match funds raised by the community to care for the 159 dogs brought to Humane Society of the Black Hills in November after being taken from a home near Provo.

Dog groomer charged with killing dogs (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
CLEARWATER — A dog groomer has been charged with killing three show dogs after they went more than a month without food and water, authorities said. A fourth dog found at Donald H. Bryant, 54, home was found emaciated and barely alive, Pinellas County Sheriff Sgt. Jim Bordner said.

Firefighters save two dogs (Sun Herald)
ENGLEWOOD EAST — Englewood firefighters saved two dogs from a burning home Friday. Tracie and Chelsea Patterson worried about two things when they learned their Castanet Avenue house was on fire: Dozer and Macy.

Hays County Dealing With Wild Dogs, Coyotes (KXAN 36 Austin)
Neighbors in rural Hays County are dealing with a four-legged problem. County-wide, dogs and coyotes are running wild. They’ve killed livestock and even approached walkers.

Dogs dumped in seasonal clear out (BBC News)
There is a 50% rise in the number of people dumping dogs to get new ones for Christmas, an animal charity says.