Sniffer Dogs Lead to Scare At Seattle Port (Washington Post)
SEATTLE, Aug. 16 — Authorities evacuated dozens of workers and set up a half-mile perimeter around part of the city’s port Wednesday after bomb-sniffing dogs indicated that two shipping containers from Pakistan could contain explosives.

Officials says dogs, schools bad mixture (Clovis News Journal)
Concern that a child could be bitten, injured or exposed to an ill animal, there is zero tolerance for wandering dogs at bus stops and school grounds, according to city officials.

Neuter call after dogs handed in (BBC News)
Animal charities are urging pet owners to neuter their animals after 15 dogs were handed over by one man.

Los Angeles dogs living the lush life (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A thriving pet pampering industry offers Los Angeles’ most fortunate dogs life’s essentials: food, clothing, shelter and often a level of luxury some find insulting.

Pirates and Sandcastle plan events open to dogs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Is everything going to the dogs? Some upcoming local events might leave that impression.

Cats Shut Out Dogs (WMTW)
Mike MacDonald pitches eight shutout innings, and Ryan Patterson knocks a two-run homer as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Portland Sea Dogs 2-0.

Dogs that survived house fire returned to family (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
HOWARD Becky Koenig and her three boys lost their home but not their canines. A fire Wednesday morning damaged their Cardinal Lane residence and nearly claimed their two dogs Teeva, a 12-year-old Labrador, and Cooper, a 1 -year-old goldendoodle.