Authors make a long list of why people love their dogs (San Jose Mercury News)
Why do we love dogs so much? If someone asked you to make a list, what would you say? A great new book, “1,001 Reasons to Love Dogs,'’ has done a lot of the hard work for us and covered all the reasons I would have included on my list.

Police Dogs Sniff out Danger in Reno (KTVN Reno)
Police dogs train and rescue and sniff out danger, but Friday dogs with a more forceful specialty trained in Reno at the River Inn. He s learning how to track, we found a couple of tracks.

Dogs will have their day at Bark at the Park in A.V. (Los Angeles Daily News)
LANCASTER - Dogs that look like their masters, dogs that catch flying discs and even dogs that sing will compete today in Lancaster’s annual Bark at the Park.

Dredge surprises top dogs with midway lead (Daily Telegraph)
While the top dogs, with particular reference to the winning Ryder Cup contingent, were playing at St Andrews, Bradley Dredge returned a 67 at Carnoustie to take the lead at the halfway stage of the Dunhill Links Championship.

Cambodia bans dogs from Angkor temple sites (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Dogs have been banned from Cambodia’s Angkor temples, the country’s most popular tourist destination, in the latest effort to make to make the historic site friendlier to visitors, officials said.

Dogs on PM Lake, help for fighting Lincoln Lake weeds on Ludington agenda (Ludington Daily News)
Dogs would be allowed on city beach property along Pere Marquette Lake on Buttersville Peninsula if the city council approves an ordinance change Monday night.

Law Enforcement Dogs Train in Reno (KOLO 8 Reno)
Law enforcement dogs from throughout Nevada and California underwent training at the now-closed River Inn in Western Reno Friday. Training consultant Bill Schroeder said fifteen dogs were being trained.

Guide Dogs celebrate anniversary (BBC News)
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is marking 75 years of aid to blind and visually impaired people in the UK.