Dogs sniff out clues in Alabama church fires (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Scientists and fuel-sniffing dogs searched on Wednesday through the charred remains of Baptist churches torched in a spate of rural Alabama fires that the FBI said may be investigated as hate crimes.

`Tap Dogs’ to pound Civic (Akron Beacon Journal)
Can you imagine construction workers in flannel shirts and jeans or tank tops and shorts tap dancing? That’s the premise behind Tap Dogs, the international hit born in Australia that celebrates creator Dein Perry’s industrial roots in the steel town of Newcastle, north of Sydney.

Dogs Dig Dirt To Start Construction Of New LR Animal Villiage (KARK Little Rock)
Dogs available for adoption at Little Rock Animal Services dug up dirt to mark the beginning of construction for the new $1.7 million Animal Village.

Lawmen confiscate unvaccinated dogs (Fayetteville Observer)
A swarm of emergency vehicles, including four Animal Control trucks, descended onto a house in Bonnie Doone on Thursday morning. Lawmen had a warrant for Edward Parker s unvaccinated dogs all 18 of them.

Dogs Help Break Ground for Animal Shelter (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dirt-diggers with four legs were the center of attention Thursday as ground was broken for a new animal shelter to be called Animal Village. Several dogs were brought to the site of the shelter on the city’s south side to help break ground for the…

Long Strange Non-Trip for Woman, Two Dogs (AP via Yahoo! News)
Debra Schwarz and her two dogs are taking the long way home. The really long way. The three are stranded in Eugene, with no available transportation.