Report: Japan fitness goes to dogs (CNN.com)
Japan’s boom in dog ownership is spurring a new business trend, according to media reports: an increasing number of canine fitness clubs.

Yoga for dogs (The Plain Dealer)
The first thing to know about dog yoga is that dogs don’t re ally do yoga. They have their own agenda.

School District Considers Drug-Sniffing Dogs (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
A school district is considering the use of drug-sniffing dogs to do random searches at its middle and high school campuses. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage

Dogs Dispatched to Comfort Ill Children (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jane is scampering around the children’s cancer center, nuzzling a toddler who had a brain tumor removed, when 14-year-old Alexia walks in.

Abu Ghraib memo on use of dogs (The Monterey County Herald)
The top military intelligence officer at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq recommended in early 2004 that Army dog handlers not be disciplined for allegedly abusing detainees, urging commanders to immediately suspend the approved use of dogs in interrogations.

Sonoma considers crackdowns on dangerous dogs this week (KESQ)
SONOMA, Calif. Sonoma County is considering cracking down on dangerous dogs after a rash of highly publicized pit bull attacks.

Timely move to round up stray dogs in SunwayMas (The Star Online)
SYABAS to the authorities for rounding up the pack of stray dogs roaming and terrorising people at SunwayMas Commer-cial Centre, next to Bandar Utama 11/12 area and its surrounding areas.

Ordinance to put the bite on vicious dogs let loose (The Youngstown Vindicator)
The ordinance would make it illegal to train a dog to fight. WARREN The 7th Ward city councilwoman hopes to introduce an ordinance concerning vicious dogs at the April 26 council meeting.

Good Samaritans Rescue Abandoned Dogs (NBC 4 Columbus)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two dogs dumped on the side of the road Sunday evening were rescued by animal control officers, authorities said.

Dogs Dispatched to Comfort Ill Children (ABC News)
A Lick of the Face, a Nuzzle: Dogs Dispatched to Comfort Ill and Emotionally Troubled Children