Prairie dogs block development (Casper Star-Tribune)
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Iron County officials are frustrated that prairie dogs are preventing development in southern Utah.

‘What Dogs Dream’ features Dunlap at his best (The Clarion-Ledger)
Dogs hound us in the art of Mississippi native Bill Dunlap. They tug on the imagination, fetch a laugh, stand guard. More than one props front paws on a painting’s edge, like a serene Southern storyteller about to clue us in on ourselves.

For dogs’ sake (The Herald News)
Going the extra mile to help a Mal” is the mantra of the Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association. On Sept. 23, supporters drove in from all over the Midwest to walk a mile for pledges to help save these big, lovable dogs. The event was at the Illinois & Michigan Canal corridor on Houbolt Road.

Dogs in danger from killer virus (St Albans Observer)
DOG owners are being urged to vaccinate their pooch against a killer virus after an outbreak of the deadly disease in Hertfordshire. The warning comes after four dogs died of the virus in Hitchin and follows outbreaks of the disease in East Anglia, Staffordshire and Scotland earlier in the summer.

Park goes to the dogs (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Franke Park became like the Westminster Kennel Club on Sunday afternoon as dozens of dogs from different breeds waited to strut their stuff.

Dogs Back at the Beach (WestportNow)
Dogs were back at Westport s Compo Beach today as Oct. 1 marked the period that animals are permitted at town beaches. There are designated areas where dogs must be on leash and where they may be off leash.

Flower’s defenders might end dogs’ days of freedom in park (Contra Costa Times)
A plan to close a popular playing field for dogs in Redwood Regional Park, to protect an endangered wildflower, has sown conflict between dog owners and conservationists.

DNR: Wolves Attacking Hunting Dogs In NE Wis. (WFRV-TV Green Bay)
The state Department of Natural Resources says they believe wolves have been killing or injuring dogs used to hunt bear in northern Wisconsin since the start of the bear hunting season.