Experts: Leave dogs at home during hikes (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite the feel-good story of Velvet, the black labrador mix who helped keep three Mount Hood hikers warm and alive, some experts say taking dogs up the mountain for warmth and companionship is a foolhardy practice that could do more harm than good.

Bighorns rout Ice Dogs (Helena Independent Record)
The Helena Bighorns moved closer to eliminating Bozeman Wednesday night as they beat the Ice Dogs 6-3 in the third game of their Nor-Pac playoff series.

4 dogs die from eating rotting sheep dumped near property (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
One Bakersfield woman says four of her dogs died after eating meat from dead sheep that were dumped near her property. Now she wants answers as to who dumped the dead animals. The Clark family said up until a couple weeks ago, their dogs deaths were a mystery to them and their veterinarian. But then they got a clue when a neighbor told them someone had been dumping dead sheep on property nearby.

Two dozen dogs seized from Southeast Side home (San Antonio Express-News)
Two dozen dogs were seized Wednesday from a home on the Southeast Side.

Experts: Leave dogs at home for climbs (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite the feel-good story of Velvet, the black Labrador mix who helped keep three Mount Hood climbers warm and alive, some experts say taking dogs up the mountain for warmth and companionship is a foolhardy practice that could do more harm than good.

County Takes 41 Dogs From Hog Catcher (The Tampa Tribune)
DOVER - A local hog catcher watched Wednesday as animal abuse investigators carried away the dogs that help him make a living.