Get dogs microchipped for free (The Acorn)
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control will offer free microchips and lifetime registrations for dogs owned by residents of unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The Agoura animal shelter, which is located at29525 Agoura Road, will host a microchip clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. today, Thurs., Jan. 11.

New Law: Dogs Can’t Be Chained For Over 3 Hours (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
A new state law prohibits pet owners from keeping their dogs tethered for more than three hours a day, county animal officials said Wednesday.

When 400 dogs participated in a national canine show in Coimbatore (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
By Jehovah. G Coimbatore, Jan.11 (ANI): Pet lovers in Coimbatore had a gala time recently when they got an opportunity to attend a national dog show where as many as 400 canines of 60 different breeds were brought by their owners from different parts of the country. From cuddly Labrador pups to Bull Dogs, watching such a congregation was a thing that fascinated several pet lovers from Tamil …

Pet fashion: streetwear for Hip Dogs arrived. Buy “British Punk” Kilt for male dog (FashionGates.com)
London to Hollywood: streetwear for Hip Dogs has finally arrived. Pet fashion reaches out to male dogs with ‘British Punk’ kilts. The company Chi WOW WOW announced the release of its “British Punk” Kilt for male dogs, targeting fashion-forward buyers in U.S., Japan and Europe.

Shean shines for Ice Dogs (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Just call Joe Shean the set-up man for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. While linemate Kyle Schmidt gets a lot of recognition for being the top goal-scorer in the North American Hockey League, it s the 6-foot, 180 pound Shean who winds up doing a lot of little things that have made the Ice Dogs offense go.

Delighted owner gets hijacked dogs back (Independent Online)
Both of Mark Garrod’s missing dogs have been found and reunited with their owner after they were hijacked along with the bakkie in which they were sleeping.

Dogs seized, owners held in Liverpool (Gulf Times)
LONDON: Twenty-nine suspected dangerous dogs were seized yesterday in Liverpool and seven people arrested following the death last week of a five-year-old girl who was killed by a banned breed of dog.

Dangerous dogs amnesty unveiled (BBC News)
A County Durham council offers an amnesty on any illegal or dangerous dogs which are handed in.

House fire kills three dogs (The Argus)
FREMONT A fire destroyed a one-story bungalow in the Mission Valley neighborhood Wednesday afternoon and killed three German shepherd dogs. There were no other deaths or injuries.