Debate begins on plan to poison prairie dogs (USA Today)
Prairie dogs could be poisoned throughout three federal grassland preserves in South Dakota and Nebraska under a program the U.S. Forest Service is considering, the Rapid City Journal reports. That’s being hailed as good news by some ranchers, who say…

Dogs drop a thriller (Suwannee Democrat)
The Dogs next game is their District 3-3A opener against Raines in Jacksonville Sept. 29. Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m. It looked like last week all over again. Trailing 14-0, the Bulldogs battled back fiercely Friday night at Langford, only to come up short in the end.

Canada city cracks down on dangerous dogs (UPI)
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland, Sept. 19 (UPI) — The mayor of St. John’s in Newfoundland, Canada, plans a crackdown on dangerous dogs after an owner left the scene when his pit bulls attacked another dog.

Gresham invites the dogs to town (Gresham Outlook)
Gresham s going to the dogs this week and Kelly Keigwin couldn t be happier.

Dogs sniff for dope at Metro schools (Tennessean)
With drug-related problems on the rise in Metro high schools, administrators are turning to the regular use of drug-sniffing dogs as another tactic to keep the drug trade out of schools.

Short Order: Jerry’s has great Chicago dogs (San Antonio Express News)
Jerry’s Chicago-style Hot Dogs delivers exactly what the name promises: a great Chicago dog, which means an all-beef wiener on a poppy seed bun heaped high with yellow mustard, Day-Glo green relish, chopped onion, tomato, a pickle spear, sports peppers and a dash of celery salt.