Ban on tail docking to cover working dogs (The Scotsman)
THE docking of dogs’ tails in Scotland is to be completely banned under legislation now going through Holyrood.

Picking a pooch: Dogs, people don t always match (Rapid City Journal)
Terry Besler sees it all the time: dogs and owners who just don t match up. A lot of times, people come to my classes because they want to give the dog one last chance, she said.

‘Doctor dogs’ diagnose cancer by sniffing it out (NorthJersey.com)
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. — In Africa, giant rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis in humans and land mines in fields. In England, dogs have identified bladder cancer. In Georgia, wasps have detected bombs.

Pet lovers push legislators to allow dogs in restaurants, if cities say OK (Sun-Sentinel)
Dogs could soon get the chance to legally go out for a bite at your favorite restaurant.

Cell Dogs program benefits inmates, canines (Bonita Daily News)
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has gone to the dogs. At the Fort Myers correctional facility on Ortiz Avenue, 10 dogs are housed in the barracks right along with their inmate handlers.

‘Greenies’ could be harmful to dogs’ health (KVBC Las Vegas)
The popular doggie treat “Greenies” may be harmful to your dog’s health. Two dog owners are now suing the makers of Greenies, a dental treat for dogs, claiming the biscuit killed their dogs.

Dogs search for life under mudslide (CNN.com)
Teams of search dogs from Spain fanned out across the site of a deadly Philippines landslide Tuesday in the hope of finding signs of life buried deep under piles of mud and rubble.

Drooling Dogs, Pecking Pigeons, and Sanguine Slot Zealots (Rolling Good Times)
Pavlov used food to do it with dogs. Skinner used bells to do it with pigeons. Casinos use multi-line slot machines to do it with gamblers, which may or may not be the same as using bells to do it with pigeons.

Dogs Should Be Vaccinated For Distemper (KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News)
Health Department officials warned pet owners Tuesday to make sure their dogs are protected against a deadly disease that’s in season right now, KPRC Local 2 reported.

How Dogs Are Abused in a Scheme for Profit (New York Times)
“Dealing Dogs,” an HBO film to be broadcast on Tuesday night, documents an advocate’s mission at a fraudulent kennel.