Stolen dogs returned to family (TVNZ)
An Upper Hutt father and son have been reunited with both their beloved chihuahuas after they were stolen 10 days ago. After finding Honey on Saturday, police discovered David wandering the streets on Christmas eve and returned him to a very relieved Shaun and Bruce McDermott.

Japanese owners indulge aging cats and dogs (Seattle Times)
Andy has sprouted white whiskers, suffers from lower back pain and no longer bounds up the stairs like he used to. Still, the 11-year-old Siberian…

TOP 10: Reservoir Dogs! Park becomes reality after two years of rocky negotiations (Phoenixville Phoenix)
PHOENIXVILLE - After two years of work by an all-volunteer group, Reservoir Dogs! finally became a reality.

Ice Dogs strike back (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Twas their final game before the Christmas break so the Fairbanks Ice Dogs decided to make things exciting for their loyal fans Saturday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

Whatever happened to … those buried prairie dogs? (The Virginian-Pilot)
After a scare over a tunnel collapse last year, the Virginia Zoo reopened its prairie dog exhibit in 2006 with a different soil composition. To date, even with near-record storms, all is well. . . .

Dogs make merry with their own Christmas party (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE : It wasn’t just the humans that made merry this Christmas - even dogs got into the action too, with their own Christmas party.

Possible Ban On Chaining Dogs (KXAN 36 Austin)
An effort to prohibit chaining and tethering unattended dogs will be talked about Tuesday in Austin. City of Austin staff members are going to be giving recommendations about the ban to the Austin Animal Advisory Commission Tuesday.