Parvovirus outbreak affecting city dogs (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is asking people not to bring them dogs for a week in a bid to stop the spread of deadly parvovirus.

Ban on dangerous dogs OK’d by county (Gainesville Sun)
orrific stories of people mauled and pets killed by attacking dogs punctuated passage Tuesday night of new a ordinance requiring the euthanasia of dangerous dogs in Alachua County.

Dogs put out with the rubbish (The Star Online)
Spring-cleaning to some families here does not only mean clearing their homes of old furniture or unwanted household items. They are also getting rid of their dogs.

Slowly spinning Earth, Let lying dogs lay (USA Today)
How fast does the world spin on its axis? So fast that our planet bulges at the equator, and yet slower than the fastest jet. And: Why do dogs lie on their backs? In general, dogs lie on their back for three reasons.

Midwest Airlines to allow carry-on dogs (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
Midwest Airlines Inc. will allow passengers to bring their small dogs into the airplane cabin for travel beginning Jan. 30, the airline said Tuesday.

Bad dogs face death penalty (Independent Florida Alligator)
Menacing dogs in Alachua County that are deemed dangerous by county officials must be euthanized, the County Commission decided Tuesday. “I just think we need to be aggressive when dealing with aggressive animals,” Commissioner Paula M. DeLaney said.

Go ahead: Let your mother go to the dogs (San Jose Mercury News)
DEAR CAROLYN: Recently at a small gathering in my mom’s workplace, my mom passed around a picture of my sister’s dogs with Santa and introduced them as her grand-dogs. My teenage son (her grandchild) was totally disgusted, and needless to say, I was appalled.

Sniffer dogs ineffective, say Greens (News Interactive)
THE Greens have accused the New South Wales Government of sitting on a report they believe shows that sniffer dogs are ineffective at catching drug dealers.

Afghan men walk with their dogs on snow in Kabul (AlertNet)
Afghan men walk with their dogs on the snow in Kabul, Afghanistan January 25, 2006. REUTERS/AHMAD MASOOD