Sea Dogs set single game attendance record Thursday (OurSports Central)
Portland, Maine- The Portland Sea Dogs recorded their first sell out of the 2006 season Thursday night against the Connecticut Defenders (Giants).

Dogs that attacked zoo cavies to be killed (Lansing State Journal)
Two dogs that killed three Potter Park Zoo cavies last week are to be euthanized after they were found early today prowling again outside the city zoo.

Service dogs (The Plain Dealer)
Guiding the blind is but one of the services dogs provide to people with disabilities. Dogs have been trained to help in a variety of ways. - Hearing dogs alert handlers to sounds and signal when they hear doorbells, smoke alarms and even tea kettles.

Dogs killed after getting in zoo again (Lansing State Journal)
Two dogs believed to have killed three Potter Park Zoo cavies last week were euthanized Thursday after they were found at the zoo inside an exhibit of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.

Prairie dogs will move for highway project (Casper Star-Tribune)
HELENA, Mont. — The state wildlife agency plans to move about 150 white-tailed prairie dogs in Montana’s sensitive population, to save them from a highway construction project near Wyoming.

Dogs Saved Owner s Life, Honored As Heroes In City (gazettes.com)
They say a dog is a man s best friend. Bill Burns two dogs are not only his best friends, but also his heroes.

Sea Dogs hold off a late surge by Connecticut, win 5-4 (OurSports Central)
Jose Vaquedano (5-2) put together his finest outing of the season, holding Connecticut scoreless over six innings as the Sea Dogs beat the Defenders, 5-4 on Thursday night at Hadlock Field.

Sea Dogs 5, Defenders 4 (WFSB 3)
PORTLAND, Maine — Jose Vaquedano tossed six shutout innings while Jeremy West and Brandon Moss continued their torrid offense, leading the Portland Sea Dogs past the Connecticut Defenders 5-4 Thursday in the Eastern League.

Chocolate-scented mulch can be a danger to dogs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Cocoa bean shell mulch, which smells like chocolate, is being sold by an increasing number of garden supply stores. The mulch contains a caffeine-like ingredient called theobromine that can be harmful to dogs or other pets if consumed in large quantities. Theobromine is in all chocolate but in higher concentrations in dark or Baker’s chocolate.

3 dogs’ bodies found in desert (Arizona Daily Star)
Marana police are asking for the public’s help in finding the individuals who dumped three dead dogs in the desert during the weekend.