Bomb dogs ease workload in Afghanistan (Vancouver Province)
Cpl. Rory Adby, a reservist from Medicine Hat, pets Dono, a bomb-sniffing dog owned by an American firm. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Man’s best friend? Maybe that should be a soldiers best friend as specially trained ‘bomb dogs’ are taking on bigger roles in security in this war-torn country.

RoadRunners knock off Ice Dogs (East Valley Tribune)
Jeff Kyrzakos and Liam Lindstrom each scored his first goal of the season to lead the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 3-1 victory over the Long Beach Ice Dogs at US Airways Center in ECHL action Sunday.

Down and Dirty Dogs (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
CEDAR RAPIDS - A trip to the spa is always relaxing, but try telling that to a dog. Today is Kirkwood Community Dog Wash Day. All day dogs were getting the royal treatment, a wash, dry and polish.

Freshman lights fire under Lady Dogs (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Athens Davidson, which has never appeared in the NCAA tournament, was six points ahead midway through the second half at No. 9 Georgia, which goes to the postseason every year. That was when freshman Christy Marshall sparked the Lady Dogs to a 74-68 come-from-behind win Sunday, bringing the upset-minded Wildcats back down to earth. Marshall came off the bench to score 16 points, including three

‘People who own vicious dogs are prone to crime’ (The Times of India)
WASHINGTON: People who own vicious dogs such as pit bulls have significantly more criminal convictions including crimes against children than owners of licensed, gentler dogs such as beagles, researchers reported on Thursday.

Warminster Township suing Nebraska police dog supplier, claiming three dogs were unhealthy (The Morning Call)
| A suburban Philadelphia township is suing a Nebraska-based dog supplier, alleging that it provided them with unhealthy police dogs.

Bomb dogs ease workload, widen safety margin for troops in Afghanistan (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - Man’s best friend? Maybe that should be a soldiers best friend as specially trained ‘bomb dogs’ are taking on bigger roles in security in this war-torn country.

Township suing over unhealthy police dogs (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Warminster Township is suing a Nebraska dog supplier, alleging that it provided unhealthy police dogs. Township officials say three German shepherds the police force recently acquired did not get a clean bill of health from veterinarians. After police returned them to the provider, officials said, they got another unhealthy one in return.