Compassion for dogs, compassion for humans (St. Petersburg Times)
We received dozens of letters about our July 30 story “Kennel Trash,” about the seizure of 139 dogs, most of them pit bull terriers, in Polk County. The story described a raid in which some dogs were found emaciated, sick or injured.

Stray dogs pose rabies threat to Beijing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Beijing’s more than 100,000 stray dogs pose a risk of a rabies outbreak in the Chinese capital, state media reported.

Two home runs sink Sea Dogs (Akron Beacon Journal)
Jared Sandberg hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Aeros over the Portland Sea Dogs 5-1 Saturday night in an Eastern League game in Portland, Maine.

Stray dogs pose biggest rabies threat to Beijing (People’s Daily)
Beijing is cleaning up its dog breeding farms in the wake of several rabies outbreaks in other parts of the country and officials say stray dogs pose the greatest threat of rabies in the capital.

Attleboro woman rescues deaf dogs, teaches them sign language (The Sun Chronicle)
ATTLEBORO — When a litter of English cocker spaniel puppies Lori Skinner bred eight years ago resulted in two deaf dogs, she didn’t turn her back on them as so many others might have.

The Take in South Jersey | She helps dogs get a new leash on life (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Barbara Ross is a rescuer. It started with some of the students she taught in the Philadelphia School District, where she also was a psychologist, and has continued for 17 years with small dogs.

Horrific scene discovered by rescuers; shelter takes in 13 dogs (The Eureka Reporter)
Miranda s Animal Rescue in Fortuna welcomed 13 new dogs into the shelter Friday, but their arrival was nothing to celebrate. Shannon Miranda found the dogs living in grisly conditions in Mad River, along Highway 36 in Trinity County.

Gladwin County suspends sale of dogs for research (Eaton Rapids Community News)
GLADWIN - The sale of dogs for medical research has been suspended, following a protest at a Board of Commissioners meeting by opponents of the sales.

Aeros 5, Sea Dogs 1 (Boston Globe)
Trevor Crowe and Jared Sandberg hit home runs and Aaron Laffey pitched seven shutout innings as the Akron Aeros defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 5-1 on Saturday night.

Old friend hurts the ‘Dogs…Portland loses 4-1! (OurSports Central)
Aaron Laffey worked seven scoreless innings and former Sea Dog Jared Sandberg blasted a three-run homer, leading the Akron Aeros to a 5-1 victory over the Sea Dogs on Saturday night at Hadlock Field.