Thebes effort to control stray dogs falters (Southeast Missourian)
THEBES, Ill. — For a week in mid-April, a newspaper advertisement gave a warning to residents of Thebes: “Public Notice. All dogs running at-large in the village of Thebes will be impounded.” The…

Rescue groups bringing diseased dogs into Maine (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
PITTSFIELD, Maine — People in Maine and across the nation opened their homes to pets abandoned after Hurricane Katrina, but disease-ridden dogs are now threatening the health of pets in Maine, officials say. … - The Associated Press

Dogs cause wallaby death at Oshkosh zoo (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
OSHKOSH Two dogs that got loose entered the Menominee Park Zoo and harassed two wallabies until one of the small kangaroo-like marsupials died, police said.

Smaller dogs need to be treated carefully (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Little dogs used to get short shrift from the folks who make pet food and supplies.

Rabid fox killed after dogs attacked (KTVF Fairbanks)
A red fox that attacked two dogs in Nome has tested positive for rabies, Alaska State Troopers said Saturday.

Vets salute dogs left behind (Denver Post)
During his tour in Vietnam, Rick Claggett and his dog scouted for enemy soldiers and booby traps, sleeping, eating and dodging bullets together.

Dogs Rally For Fourth Straight Win (OurSports Central)
Portland, ME — Chris Smith tossed 3.1 scoreless innings of relief for his 19th career win in a Sea Dogs uniform and Zach Borowiak drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run with a sixth inning sacrifice fly, as the Portland Sea Dogs rallied for a 6-4 win over the Reading Phillies before a Sunday sellout crowd of 7,368 at Hadlock Field.

Toxic pet food dogs US-China relations (Financial Times)
Memo to Chinese food exporters: don’t mess with America’s pets. It was, after all, the apparent accidental poisoning of thousands of cats and dogs that first drew widespread US media attention to the failings of Chinese food safety controls last month.

Rescue groups bring diseased dogs to Maine (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
PITTSFIELD (AP) - People in Maine and across the nation opened their homes to pets abandoned after Hurricane Katrina, but disease-ridden dogs are now threatening the health of pets in Maine, officials say.

Drug dogs called into Rotorua high school (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A Rotorua high school is to use dogs to sniff out illegal drugs.