It rained cats, dogs at shelter in Bellevue (Seattle Times)
There was room at this inn for cats and dogs. Folks at The Humane Society for Seattle/King County in Bellevue opened their kennel doors…

Ice Dogs strike back (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Twas their final game before the Christmas break so the Fairbanks Ice Dogs decided to make things exciting for their loyal fans Saturday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

Osceola Woman Trains Search Dogs (WESH via Yahoo! News)
Thanks to Leslie Flores, Osceola County is going to the dogs, and that’s a good thing.

Dogs linked to cat deaths nabbed (Orlando Sentinel)
Two dogs that may have been involved in a rash of cat killings and maulings were picked up by animal-control officers late Thursday, hours after their owner vowed to keep them off the streets.

Hong Kong men jailed for killing pet dogs for food (China Economic Net)
A Hong Kong court sentenced four men to 30 days in jail for slaughtering two pet dogs for food, a court official and a newspaper said Saturday. The four men pleaded guilty Friday to butchering the two mongrels raised by one of the men in a rural village on November 12, the Ming Pao Daily said.

Dogs keep Dodgers in the hunt (Los Angeles Times)
Good news, Dodgers fans: The team’s beloved hot dog hasn’t yet opted out of any contract to bolt for shinier grills in Boston or Texas.

2006-2007 HCHS Mat Dogs are ready to rumble (The Hartwell Sun)
The HCHS Mat Dogs look to continue their climb to success this season. Last year, five Mat Dogs competed in the state tournament. Shane McCord (heavyweight), Mike Bowers (189), Coty Martin (125), Horace Salter (125), and Ryan Peace (152) all return for another season.

In a world of dogs, Bob the Distraction Cat rules (North County Times)
OCEANSIDE —- Bob is cat bait for man’s-best-friends-in-training. Known as a “distraction cat,” Bob’s job is to be so irresistible, so tempting, so aloof, so convincingly catlike that dogs will want to chase him. View A Video

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.