Canine marriage goes to the dogs in India (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hard-line religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Three dogs died in a house fire (BBC News)
A fire investigation concludes three dogs died in a house fire after being left alone with lit candles.

Guide dogs have their day at Palmetto open house (Bradenton Herald)
PALMETTO - Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc. held its 25th annual open house Saturday on its grounds at 77th Street East in Palmetto.

Ready for Adoption, Dogs Show Off at Holiday Open House (The Signal)
Despite cold winds and steady rain on Saturday, community members were invited to the New Leash on Life animal rescue facility’s holiday open house, for a chance to tour the compound and mingle with some dogs ready for adoption.

Woman arrested; dogs seized (Salem Statesman Journal)
Officials escorted several terriers off a Keizer woman’s property Friday afternoon after investigators discovered the dogs were poorly cared for and in deteriorating health.

Photographer Clegg has happily gone to the dogs (The Providence Journal)
BURRILLVILLE — Ruth A.B. Clegg, a photographer known for her portraits of families and children, is beginning to focus on sporting dogs in action.

Stukes-led Dogs make statement (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia coach Dennis Felton sprinted across midcourt to a section of mostly red-clad fans, applauded them, then shouted, “Go Dogs!” as he thrust a fist in the air. Felton’s giddiness was the result of Georgia’s 96-83 win over No. 16 Gonzaga on Saturday before 6,812 at Gwinnett Arena. He gets a pass for it. In perpetual rebuilding mode the past three seasons, this was a long time coming.

Calhan man in missing-dogs case in trouble before (Colorado Springs Gazette)
A 38-year-old Calhan man who some believe may have killed 140 missing greyhounds from Arizona had been punished before for giving dogs to a research lab. Richard Favreaus Colorado license was suspended for four months in 1998 for donating at least two greyhounds to the Colorado State Universitys vet school for medical research without the owners permission, according to the Colorado Division of …

Dogs’ killer caught (Pocono Record)
SAYLORSBURG A man who shot and killed three of his dogs, shocking local animal lovers, will face a fine of up to $3,000 and jail time. State police have charged Arnold Eugene Wheeler, 40, following a public outcry that included hundreds of phone calls and tips.