Logan officials give OK to leashed dogs in public parks (The Salt Lake Tribune)
LOGAN - The tight leash on Logan’s canines was loosened Tuesday night when the City Council voted 4-1 to permit restrained dogs in public parks. That’s not to say the 350 acres of recreation area within the city’s jurisdiction will go to the dogs. Upon the advice of a Logan City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, canines will be invited to a limited number of the city’s 20-plus parks - only

Officials say fire that killed 21 dogs appears accidental (WTVM 9)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Shelby County authorities say a fire that killed 21 dogs at a pet grooming business last week appears to have been accidental.

Big Dogs’ big bite (Baltimore Sun)
Seven offensive linemen for the Long Reach Lightning stand an average of 6 feet 1 with an average weight of more than 300 pounds Diop Wallace says the pregame ritual starts tomorrow at the Golden Corral restaurant, where “The Big Dogs” will lead their Long Reach football teammates in a routine he calls “stuffing our faces.”

Wolves kill dogs being trained for bear hunt in Wisconsin (Duluth News Tribune)
SPOONER, Wis. — The state is warning bear hunters about the danger of training dogs for the hunt in four northern Wisconsin areas that include parts of eight counties, after wolves killed 13 dogs and injured four others in the past two months.

Laws address dogs’ potential for danger (USA Today)
The euthanization of more than 200 pit bull dogs in Houston last month has renewed the debate over how communities deal with dogs deemed to be dangerous.

More dogs eating drugs, vets say (Vancouver Province)
Dr. Nadine Koreman examines her own eight-year-old golden retriever Autumn at the Animal Emergency Clinic of the Fraser Valley in Langley yesterday. Doped-up dogs are turning up at their vets’ office in increasing numbers.