Dutch brewers launch dogs’ beer (BBC News)
A small Dutch brewery launches a new non-alcoholic beer for dogs.

Commissioners agree to buy four dogs for the sheriff’s department (Winston-Salem Journal)
The Forsyth County Board of Com-missioners voted unanimously last night to buy four additional dogs for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department’s dwindling force of canine cops. Three of the police dogs will be trained for patrol missions and drug

Dogs May Be Responding To Psychological Seizures, Not Epilepsy Seizures (Science Daily)
Reports of dogs that can predict their owners’ epilepsy seizures have been anecdotal and not objectively confirmed by doctors and researchers. Some people obtain service dogs trained specifically for people with seizures. In two new studies published in the Jan. 23, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, researchers found that in some cases these …

Of dogs and animals and punctuation (Mobile Press-Register)
Some of the snowbirds who descend on Swampscum from up North each winter want the natives to scoop up the stuff their dogs leave behind as they reconnoiter the neighborhood. Some of the natives complain that snowbirds seem to target their pets with their SUVs.

Absaroka Search Dogs to give presentation (Billings Gazette)
The Absaroka Search Dogs of Montana will be at Lovable Pets Bakery & Boutique at 1313 Grand Ave. in the Evergreen Midtown Plaza. The public is invited to attend a special presentation by the rescue dogs and their handlers at 2 p.m. Saturday. They will also be at the store Sunday in the afternoon to greet customers and answer questions.

Ice Dogs Tonight (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Faceoff: 7 p.m. Matchup: The Ice Dogs (11-22-2) go into a critical week in their push toward the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs, starting with tonight’s outing in Fresno (23-12-2).

500 dogs killed in pit bull ban’s wake (Toronto Sun)
Humane Society says city’s too quick in putting down dogs

Dogs Respond to Non-Epileptic Seizures (WebMD)
Dogs may respond to seizures — but only those caused by psychological reasons rather than epilepsy, according to new research.