Seized dogs’ plight draws pet lovers to adoption (Asheville Citizen-Times)
MURPHY — When the air-conditioned travel trailer containing about 20 dogs for adoption arrived Saturday morning in the parking lot by the Murphy Wal-Mart, there were already about two dozen people waiting, said Valley River Humane Society President Jim…

Volunteer groups work to help Bangkok’s 200,000 stray dogs (Channel NewsAsia)
Close to 200,000 stray dogs roam the streets of the Thai capital Bangkok, some posing a danger to motorists. Many of the canines are in a sorry state, a situation several volunteer organisations hope to change.

Happy dogs can mean grateful employees (Poughkeepsie Journal)
It’s the dog days of August, so it’s time to remind readers of the benefits and pleasures of creating a dog-friendly workplace. Dog-friendly offices are good for dogs, but more importantly, they’re good for business. It certainly helps attract and retain great employees.

Dock dogs have a lofty goal: big air (Kansas City Star)
Air Jordan? Try Air Fluffy. Or Air Rover. Dogs of every kind from the lap variety to Great Danes become part of the athletic world when the Dock Dogs competition is held across the nation, as it is this weekend at the Grand Slam Waterfowl Classic at the Cabela s store in Kansas City, Kan.

Homegrown Dogs Fight Homegrown Bombs (CBS News)
In the post-9/11 world, the demand for bomb-sniffing dogs is skyrocketing, and so is the price, reports CBS News correspondent Jerry Bowen . So the LAPD has decided to raise its own.

Drug Dogs To Search Elk Grove Schools (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Police will start using dogs to search for drugs on Elk Grove high school campuses next week.

Couple Walking Dogs Finds Possible Human Remains (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The couple was walking dogs on a dirt road about a mile southeast of Caliente Avenue and state Route 905 Thursday night and came across what appeared to be human skeletal remains.

What: A public forum to gather input on proposed changes to the noise ordinance intended to curb barking dogs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
What: A public forum to gather input on proposed changes to the noise ordinance intended to curb barking dogs. Where: Council chambers, Urban County Government Center, 200 East Main Street.

Community responds to dogs’ abuse by donating to rescue (The Eureka Reporter)
Dozens of cards and letters and thousands of dollars in donations have been received by Miranda s Animal Rescue in Fortuna following the rescue of 13 dogs from the Mad River area, according to Shannon Miranda, who owns and operates the rescue.

The outdoor world is going to the dogs at local tests, trials (The Plain Dealer)
Field events for hunting dogs, from retrieving tests for Labrador and golden retrievers to All- Breed Hunter’s Trials for just about any breed of dog that likes to sniff the fields for a game bird, are held throughout Northern Ohio every fall.