Ill dogs get free care to aid cancer study (The Plain Dealer)
After decades of an adversarial relationship, animal-welfare groups and the medical research community are cooperating to treat dogs with cancer drugs.

Humans can smell as well as dogs - with a bit of practice! (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
London, Dec 18 (ANI): It's a universally accepted truth that dogs' sense of smell is far better than that of humans. However, a new study has found that this might not be quite so true after all. The study, by a team of neuroscientists and engineers, led by Noam Sobel of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, decided to test the …

Ice Dogs earn hard-fought win (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
One second, the puck slid precariously across the Ice Dogs goal mouth. A few ticks later, the game-winning goal found the back of the Roadrunners net.

Enfield fire destroys home, kills 4 of owner’s dogs (The Ithaca Journal)
ENFIELD A fire destroyed a mobile home Sunday afternoon in Enfield, killing four dogs.

Germany, a Nation of Five Million “Top Dogs” (Deutsche Welle)
Germans take their dogs almost everywhere, and some claim the nation’s relationship to them is unique. At least, it seems to be the only place with a reality TV show set on finding the most talented, telegenic pup.

Canine marriage goes to the dogs in India (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hard-line religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

When it comes to smell, humans can hunt with the big dogs (Baltimore Sun)
Since the most ancient humans lifted their noses from the ground and stood upright, humanity’s sense of smell has dwindled to second-class status, a talent we gladly leave to drug-sniffing dogs.

Therapy dogs help kids read (The Herald News)
For years, therapy dogs have been used in hospitals and nursing homes to boost the spirits of those who are ill or lonely and in need of a cuddly pet that offers a wagging tail and unconditional love.

Owner Of 22 Dogs Appeals (Hartford Courant)
Town Says No Immediate Action Will Be Taken The owner of 22 Shih Tzu dogs said Friday she has no plans to part with her “family” and has appealed the town’s efforts to force her to remove most of them.

Dogs day in East Lansing (Eaton Rapids Community News)
Two-year-old Sho Hoshino from Okemos (above) pets Daisy, a 3-year-old Great Pyrenees, on Saturday’s Read to the Dogs event at the East Lansing Public Library. The dogs have been trained to interact calmly with people and are used as therapy dogs for nursing homes and schools.