SHORT CLIP: Sleeping Dogs Lie (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
“From the creator of Shakes the Clown ” isn’t exactly a phrase that gets the heart pumping in excitement. But with his new comedy Sleeping Dogs Lie , comedian-turned-director Bobcat Goldthwait has done something very unusual: He’s made a genuinely sweet-natured romantic comedy based on a shockingly profane premise.

Dogs involved in killing of Chihuahua being held (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
CALUMET CITY | Two dogs seized by the city animal control department after they killed another dog have been loyal pets, their owner said. Justin Salgado said he hopes he will see the pair of Rottweiler-boxer mixes again.

A Victory for City Dogs That Prefer To Run Free (The New York Sun)
A Queens County court has ruled that dogs may be exercised off-leash in city parks between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. Yesterday’s decision in state Supreme Court upholds the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation’s 20-year policy of allowing dogs to frolic unrestrained in parks early in the morning and late at night. It also affirms Commissioner Adrian Benepe’s authority to set off-leash hours,

Santa Clarita requires microchips for dogs (Los Angeles Daily News)
SANTA CLARITA - Residents of Santa Clarita will be required to have their dogs spayed or neutered and implanted with identification microchips under a policy tentatively approved this week by the City Council.

Clearwater dog groomer charged with killing three dogs (The Daily Comet)
A dog groomer has been charged with killing three show dogs after they went more than a month without food and water, authorities said. A fourth dog found at Donald H. Bryant, 54, home was found emaciated and barely alive, Pinellas County Sheriff Sgt. Jim Bordner said.

Couple admit leaving dogs in car (BBC News)
A Scots couple admit to a court that they left their two dogs inside a hot car while holidaying in Blackpool.

Dogs seized in dogfight returned to homeowners (The Times and Democrat)
MANNING, S.C. - Eight dogs seized in the dogfight earlier this week have been turned over to the homeowners who hosted the fight, Clarendon County authorities said.

Hays County Dealing With Wild Dogs, Coyotes (KXAN 36 Austin)
Neighbors in rural Hays County are dealing with a four-legged problem. County-wide, dogs and coyotes are running wild. They’ve killed livestock and even approached walkers.

DOGS LEFT TO ROAST IN 135F CAR HELL (Daily Record)
TWO dogs almost roasted to death after their owners left them in a car in which the temperature hit 135F. Police were forced to smash the car’s window to rescue the dogs, which were minutes from death.

Street lighting resistant to dogs (BBC News)
New lampposts being installed in Milton Keynes are energy efficient and stand up to the ravages of dogs.