Twelve dogs die in animal clinic blaze (Independent Online)
Durban police are investigating a charge of arson after an animal clinic in Chatsworth caught alight, killing 12 dogs that were housed inside.

Milford considers leash law for dogs (Detroit News)
MILFORD — The Village Council is expected to decide Jan. 3 whether to change its animal ordinance that would require all dogs be leashed if outside of their owner’s property.

QMJHL: Mooseheads get past Sea Dogs (TSN)
Ryan Hillier and Bryce Swan took care of the Saint John Sea Dogs on Wednesday night. Hillier and Swan scored two goals each to lead the Halifax Mooseheads past Saint John 5-3 in QMJHL action.

Hunting Dogs Need I.D. Tags (WCTV Tallahassee)
The Taylor County Animal Shelter says the number of hunting dogs double this time of year. Therefore, hunters are urged to put collars with ID tags on their dogs.

Dogs’ teeth are key health issue (Arizona Daily Star)
Oral disease is the No. 1 health problem in dogs, with as many as 80 percent of dogs showing signs of oral disease by age 3.

Seattle Dog Taxi shuttles 120 dogs monthly (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
An entrepreneur has launched a city taxi service for dogs, and it is taking off.

Fire strikes Deptford home; dogs rescued (Courier-Post)
Fire-fighters responding to a fire at a home on Knollwood Drive resuscitated one of two dogs trapped inside.

Do dogs’ earflaps have a purpose? (The Norman Transcript)
Dear Dr. Fox: I have noticed on the ears of all the dogs we’ve had had a small flap near where the ear attac…

Dogs seized in Keizer ready for new homes (Salem Statesman Journal)
Dogs surrendered last week in Keizer are available for adoption at the Willamette Humane Society. Ten terriers were taken from Gwendolyn Johnson’s home and business by Keizer police, who arrested her on accusations of second-degree animal neglect.