COMES FROM WILD DOGS IN CHINA: Groups howl over canine fur (The Charlotte Observer)
J.C. Penney removed some fur-trimmed coats from its racks around Christmas after animal-rights activists objected that the fur came from wild dogs in China.

Pet Vet: Test dogs sniff out human ills (Billings Gazette)
The most incredible part of a dog is probably his nose. I was really impressed when I read that tracking dogs in Vietnam could track the enemy across a field that had been totally burned after the enemy crossed it. How could a dog smell out whatever i …

Ice Dogs light lamp in victory (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Some were pretty, some were ugly and one was downright strange. But the eight goals the Fairbanks Ice Dogs notched Friday were business as usual for an offense that has emerged as one of the most dominant in the league.

Rabid dogs throw Pakistani city into panic (Khaleej Times)
ISLAMABAD - Two rabid dogs bit scores of people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, sowing widespread panic before they could be cornered and killed, the Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday.

Wranglers lasso Ice Dogs, 3-2 (OurSports Central)
Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Long Beach Ice Dogs 3-2 in front of 6,218 fans at the Orleans Arena on Friday night. Wranglers’ forwards Chris Neiszner, Joe Tallari and Kelly Czuy each scored a goal in the win.

Hounds pound the ‘Dogs in The Soo (Mississauga News)
The pre-game hype billed this as a battle of the dogs. It turned out to be Great Danes against puppies.

Humane Society van with 3 dogs inside is stolen; main worry is safety of animals (The Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News)
Tucson police are looking for a stolen Humane Society van that had two dogs and a 3-month-old puppy inside, officials said Friday night.