Dogs held after reported attacks (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The fate of three pit bull dogs that allegedly got loose and bit three people Wednesday will remain undecided until their owner faces charges in court, police said Thursday. The owner of the dogs, Brian A. Jones of Duluth, is charged with six counts relating to the alleged attacks, which police said happened early Wednesday in the 1900 block of North Executive Drive. Jones, 33, is charged with

Katrina evacuees try to get dogs back (AP via Yahoo! News)
A New Orleans couple who left their two dogs at a shelter when fleeing Hurricane Katrina went to court to get the pets back from two women who each adopted one.

GLAD YOU ASKED: Say, Frank Furter, how did you hot dogs get your name? (The Charlotte Observer)
Q. How did hot dogs get their name? — Greg Jones, Charlotte

Foundation puts on party for abandoned dogs at county animal shelter (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - All-American dogs will get a chance to celebrate their birthdays this weekend. It will be a doggone good time for pet owners and their pets during a birthday bash from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Macon County Animal Control and Care Center, 2820 E. Parkway Drive.

Bite Into Healthier Hot Dogs (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Americans eat more than 20 billion hot dogs a year, but is there a such thing as a healthy hot dog that also tastes good?

Navigators Shut Out Sea Dogs In 11 (WMTW)
Brian Horwitz hits a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Connecticut Defenders a 1-0 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in the Eastern League.