Group uses valentines to seek better treatment for dogs kept in isolation (Middletown Journal)
Do you know a dog living a pitiful life at the end of a chain? For the third year, Dogs Deserve Better Greater Dayton will have its valentine campaign to call attention to dogs living at the end of a chain, with little social contact and simply left outside by owners.

Gym Dogs keep No. 2 spot after tie with Florida (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Athens The gymnastics showdown between No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Georgia ended with a resounding … tie. After 24 routines by each school, the teams were even at 197.25 points apiece. There is no tiebreaker in dual meets. Florida will stay No. 1, a position determined by average team score this season, and the Gym Dogs will stay No. 2. The score was Florida’s highest of the season, and it …

Rescue dogs, handlers are true teams (Billings Gazette)
Jager, Lila and their handlers came to Billings on Saturday to talk about the vital work of the dogs that help find lost people. The dogs actually nosed around Lovable Pets Bakery & Boutique or obediently lay down while their owners gave details about …

Lady Purple’Dogs Dealing With Illness, Injuries (The Morning News)
FAYETTEVILLE — Absolutely nothing has been easy for the Fayetteville Lady Purple’Dogs this season.

Little Flock To Crack Down On Dogs Running Loose (The Morning News)
LITTLE FLOCK — The days when dogs roamed freely through the streets of Little Flock is coming to an end.

Ice Dogs cruise past Avalanche (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs shook off the Saturday Night Blues and rolled to a 9-3 North American Hockey League victory over the Alaska Avalanche at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

An influx of dogs overruns shelter (The Herald-Mail)
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. The Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter has had a full house and its hands full with an influx of dozens of dogs it has taken in because of an animal cruelty case.