K-9 officers’ suit asks overtime pay for care of dogs (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Seven Oceanside police K-9 handlers are suing the city for overtime pay they say they earned for hours spent exercising, grooming and training their dogs, court documents show.

At least 17 dogs killed in shed fire (The Patriot-News)
At least 17 dogs died in a fire Thursday night, hours after state and county officials inspected the Bethel Twp. property on a “puppy mill” allegation.

Twenty Dogs Removed From Home in Brown County (KSFY Sioux Falls)
This is just one of about 20 dogs rescued in Aberdeen. Twenty dogs have been rescued from a home in southwest Brown County. Officials say the dogs were malnourished and the owners could not handle all of them.

DOG HOUSE: With work, dogs and people can live together in style (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Denise Roberts believes you don’t have to abandon elegance when you open heart and home to dogs. A certified dog trainer and canine behavioral problem solver, Roberts makes house calls to help dog owners create happy residential environments for both dog and master without sacrificing anything to design style.

Nearly a year after 7/11, WR to hire 12 sniffer dogs to detect explosives (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
To strengthen its squad of six, WR will float tender in a month inviting owners of pedigree canines NEARLY a year after the 7/11 serial blasts, Western Railway (WR) has decided to hire 12 canines from private owners and train them to detect explosives. The WR presently has six sniffer dogs in its squad in the Mumbai division. Though the WR has already decided to buy 22 sniffer dogs, it will be …

Pet Connection: Can dogs and cats get along? You bet (The Sacramento Bee)
Can cats and dogs get along? While cats and dogs scheming against each other is a comedic staple, millions of real-life cats and dogs live in harmony, and millions of people feel no family would be complete without at least one of each pet.