Fort Lauderdale Postpones Vote on Chaining of Cats, Dogs (RedNova)
By Brittany Wallman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Apr. 4–Fort Lauderdale The city’s proposed ordinance against the chaining of dogs and cats will not be made final this evening, after all. The city attorney recommended the final vote be postponed to May 2.

Where there’s baseball, there are hot dogs (Opelousas Daily World)
With the opening week of Major League Baseball upon us, many of us suddenly have the urge to make hot dogs at home.

Apartment Owner Says Dogs Need to Go (WTOL News 11)
WEST TOLEDO — People who live in a west Toledo apartment complex are in the middle of a dispute over their dogs. Several residents at the Alexor Apartments on Secor near Alexis own dogs, and now the management company that owns the complex says the dogs have to go.

Kitty Hawk Council hears comments on dogs, parking (Outer Banks Sentinel)
During its March 6 meeting, Kitty Hawk Town Council held public hearings on two issues; dogs on the beach and minimum parking requirements for restaurants, cafes and public eating places.

Pupils paw money into guide dogs charity (Cambridge Evening News)
PUPILS who raised almost 1,500 for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association have handed over the proceeds.

Fines introduced for stray dogs (BBC News)
Pet owners who let their dogs roam the streets face being fined.

14 Dogs Is 10 Too Many, Supreme Court Says (Hartford Courant)
Your dog is not just your dog. Depending on where you live, your dog may be considered “an accessory use” in an ambiguous scheme of zoning regulations that limits the number of dogs you can keep, even if it’s not clear to you what that number is.

Chopper, tracking dogs help nab sex offender (Baxter Bulletin)
A manhunt involving Baxter County Sheriff’s deputies and helicopter and tracking dogs from the North Central Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction at Calico Rock resulted in the capture of a registered sex offender who attempted to elude them Tuesday afternoon, and another man for obstructing officers.

Police Still Search For Person Responsible For Burning Two Dogs (NBC 13 Birmingham)
The case of two burned dogs in Tuscaloosa County is raising more questions from the county sheriff. Animal groups and some individuals are offering thousands of dollars in reward money to find the person responsible for both attacks.

Now these are some very smart dogs (Hot Springs Village Voice)
If you%27re walking one of the trails in Hot Springs Village and you come across Mac Osborne and his pack of dogs, it will look like something strange has happened. The dogs look so tuckered out they can%27t take another step and he%27ll be looking innocent, hands in his pockets and maybe whistling