Ice Dogs claim win at Wasilla (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
When it came to crunch time, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs fourth line came through and helped produce a 2-1 victory over the Alaska Avalanche on Friday night in Wasilla.

Adoption Drive Held For Dogs In Danger (KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News)
A special adoption drive is being held Friday for more than a dozen dogs that face euthanasia, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Gym Dogs win, but coach wants more (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Athens A medley from the rock group Queen featuring a snippet of “We are the Champions” wasn’t on the original playlist for the No. 2 Gym Dogs’ dual meet with No. 12 Auburn on Friday night. The music goes to Katie Heenan’s floor exercise routine, and Georgia coach Suzanne Yoculan planned to give the junior gymnast the event off since she had competed in the all-around in every meet this season. …

Four dogs die in fire at Cleveland house (Salisbury Post)
CLEVELAND Despite efforts by two brothers to save them, four dogs died in a lunchtime fire Friday that destroyed a home off Dean Road.

Don’t Leave Kids, Dogs Alone, Study Warns (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — They may be man’s best friend, but 800,000 times each year in the United States, dogs bite someone, resulting in more than 380,000 trips to the emergency room, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Drug dogs to be used to fight ‘cheese’ (Dallas Morning News)
Drug-sniffing dogs will soon be patrolling Dallas schools as part of the district’s efforts to combat a “cheese” heroin epidemic on northwest Dallas campuses.

Keep your dogs safe (Gainesville Sun)
In the past year I have seen more and more dogs wandering along busy roads with no owner in sight. Not only is this dangerous to the dogs but also to drivers, who may swerve to avoid an animal and end up in a serious or possibly fatal accident.

Kids Taught To Interact Safely With Dogs (NBC 11 Bay Area)
A South Bay nonprofit group teaches children a few tricks about interacting with dogs.

‘Fake’ fur often comes from very real dogs (Pioneer Press)
WASHINGTON That fur trim on your jacket that you think is fake? Tell it to Fido. An animal advocacy group says its investigation has turned up coats some with designer labels, some at higher-end retailers with fur from man’s best friend, as well as raccoon dogs and wolves.