Brit boy to probe dogs’ barks (Hindustan Times)
A British postgraduate student of psychology is planning to record the barks and growls of hundreds of dogs as part of a project into how canines communicate.

SP leader complains against Bush sniffer dogs (Hindustan Times)
A local Samajwadi Party leader has been asked by a Haridwar court to record his statement against George W Bush alleging that the US President “deliberately” took sniffer dogs to Raj Ghat during his visit to India.

Many family dogs in Central New York are unlicensed (Syracuse.com)
Are all Central New York dogs licensed? If you’re looking for laughs, pose that question to town clerks and dog control officers. know they had to have their dogs licensed,” said Kim Muehlenbein, dog control officer in the Madison County towns of Sullivan and Lenox.

TREATS THAT KILL DOGS (Sunday Mail)
HUNDREDS of dogs are poisoned by their owners each year after being given chocolate. The sweet treat contains theobromine - a chemical harmless to humans but extremely toxic to dogs.

A day for dogs, kids (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Kids and dogs ruled the day Saturday at Pioneer Park during the Mush For Kids event benefiting the Alaska Children’s Trust. And with the warm weather, the four-legged participants enjoyed the events almost as much as the kids.

Top area bird dogs compete in 39th annual Winner’s Trial (The Plain Dealer)
Each year the All-Breed Hunter’s Trials keep sportsmen and their talented bird hunting dogs competing throughout the fall, winter and spring as they chase ribbons and trophies at seven area sportsmen’s clubs.

Woman studying dogs’ ‘language’ (News Interactive)
WANTED: 300 dogs that yap, bark, growl and howl.