HINTS FROM HELOISE (Washington Post)
Dear Heloise: Neighbors walking their dogs came upon me as I was dazed but uninjured one dark winter morning after twisting my ankle and somersaulting down my street’s hill. A few days later, I was with an elderly widow friend when she became very dizzy. I realized that neither my neighbors nor I…

Owners of starving dogs questioned (The Australian)
Police and RSPCA inspectors arrived at the suburban property at Gladstone, in central Queensland, on December 23 to find two adult dogs and two puppies, all riddled with parasites and slowly starving to death.

TOP 10: Reservoir Dogs! Park becomes reality after two years of rocky negotiations (Phoenixville Phoenix)
PHOENIXVILLE - After two years of work by an all-volunteer group, Reservoir Dogs! finally became a reality.

Possible Ban On Chaining Dogs (KXAN 36 Austin)
An effort to prohibit chaining and tethering unattended dogs will be talked about Tuesday in Austin. City of Austin staff members are going to be giving recommendations about the ban to the Austin Animal Advisory Commission Tuesday.

Owners of starving dogs under investigation (News Interactive)
POLCIE are investigating whether to charge the owners of four dogs left without food or water over the Christmas period.

DPS dogs are tribute for officers killed on duty (The Arizona Republic)
After more than 18 years, Officer Rebel is back on the streets. He carries the name of a fallen officer and protection from the officer’s widow.

GREYHOUNDS: Ensuring dogs live out their days with dignity (The Evening Telegraph)
AS a builder’s merchant in County Durham has been accused of killing up to 10,000 retired greyhounds, Peterborough’s dog lovers are pushing the message that the dogs make the perfect pet.

Dogs make merry with their own Christmas party (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE : It wasn’t just the humans that made merry this Christmas - even dogs got into the action too, with their own Christmas party.

Owners, adopters battle over dogs (phillyburbs.com)
It was a tough year for dogs adopted by local families after Katrina evacuations; fights developed over whether they should stay or return.

Dogs make merry with their own Christmas party (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : It wasn’t just the humans that made merry this Christmas - even dogs got into the action too, with their own Christmas party. For Ringo the golden retriever, it was a special day indeed, as he got to celebrate Christmas and his birthday with all his canine friends.