Police dogs being moved (Baltimore Sun)
County won’t reopen controversial facility, will shift canine units A Baltimore County police canine facility that was closed for environmental testing after the cancer deaths of several dogs will not reopen, the department announced yesterday.

Dogs to sniff out pirated CDs, DVDs from luggage (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI Sniffer dogs can also dig out pirated CDs and DVDs. This was demonstrated yesterday by the Arab Anti-Piracy Union in association with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) at the Rashid Port in Dubai.

Greenies give dogs something new to chew on (Daily Bulletin)
It looks like a little green toothbrush. And, in the world of dogs, it does pretty much what a human toothbrush does: It cleans teeth. Greenies, which has a top-selling line of dog treats, has now introduced a line of dental chews for adult dogs.

Playground for dogs may be moved (El Paso Times)
The Bark Park — Album Park’s popular 100-foot by 100-foot recreational space for dogs — may soon be relocated to another site within East El Paso’s largest park.

Maryland Police Dogs Removed From Controversial Facility (Officer.com)
The canine facility was tested after the cancer deaths of several dogs.

Israeli group trains dogs for California’s homeland security (Baltimore Sun)
Dogs have long been used to sniff out things that humans have a hard time smelling, such as drugs, cadavers and bombs.

Children can read to therapy dogs (The Acorn)
The Paws 4 Healing dogs will return for the last time this year on Sat., Dec. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Westlake Village Library, 31220 Oak Crest Drive.

S.Korea slaughters dogs and pigs (CNN.com)
IKSAN, South Korea (AP) — Unaware of his fate, a two-year-old dachshund barked while chained to his dingy, wooden house, as South Korea slaughtered hundreds of dogs and pigs in efforts to stem the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Ice Dogs open long homestand against Texas (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs will open their longest homestand since joining the North American Hockey League when they play three games in the friendly confines of the Big Dipper Ice Arena this weekend.

10NEWS EXTRA: Keeping people safe from dangerous dogs (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
One Kentucky town has a new law designed to keep its citizens safe while being fair to dogs and dog owners.