Defenders Handled By Sea Dogs In Third Straight Loss (OurSports Central)
Sea Dogs pitcher Michael Bowden put forth a solid outing and the bats provided all the run support he’d need. The Defenders nearly tallied double digit hits, but failed to string together timely knocks and lacked production on the mound in the 10-3 loss.

Drug-sniffing dogs weed out scofflaws (Florida Today)
Police dogs are now a routine part of Palm Bay’s traffic enforcement campaign, officials say.

Eighteen dogs have 2 days before they’re put down (KHOU)
These “last chance” dogs are at BARC and need a home fast.

Man Accused Of Starving, Abusing Dogs (NBC 6 Miami)
Plantation police say they arrested a man Tuesday, accused of starving and abusing his dogs and then forcing them to fight one another.

Police: Man Used Pet Dogs For Fighting (WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News)
A man who police said used his four dogs for fighting has been charged with animal abuse.

Dogs left behind by soldier find home (The Farmington Daily Times)
AZTEC Ellie and Priva, a pair of dogs left at the Aztec Animal Shelter, found a temporary home Tuesday. The Rottweiler/Labrador cross dogs were mates living together in a loving Farmington home, until their owner was called to military active duty two weeks ago.

Scandal of dogs left to die (Sunderland Echo)
Almost 5,000 dogs have been thrown out on to the streets of Wearside and East Durham in the past five years with up to one in five put to sleep because homes couldn’t be found for them.

Malaysia seeks Irish DVD-sniffing dogs to fight piracy (INQ7.net)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia hopes to obtain special dogs trained in Ireland to sniff out bootlegged DVDs as part of growing efforts to combat movie piracy in a country accused of being among the world’s top producers of illegal discs, officials said.

This sport clearly not for the dogs (The Record)
You walk down the street and come across a pair of pet owners out walking their dogs. Everything appears serene until they approach each other, and the two (dogs, not owners) begin growling. The pet owners struggle to keep them apart.

Unleashed dogs may have park (Berkshire Eagle)
PITTSFIELD The city is eyeing a southeast neighborhood park as it searches for an ideal spot to let unleashed dogs and their owners run and play.