Warning on killer dogs (News Interactive)
A SERIES of sheep killings by domestic dogs has prompted Greater Bendigo Council in northern Victoria to warn locals the pets can face death.

Neglected dogs euthanized (Tampa Bay’s 10)
Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough Animal Services was unable to save nine of 18 dogs confiscated from a Tampa home earlier in the week. Michael Gibson was arrested Tuesday on animal cruelty charges. Investigators say many of the dogs were in bad shape, with no water, food or shelter.

Drug dogs sniff through school parking lot (Sioux City Journal)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The police dogs were sniffing for drugs in a Lincoln high school parking lot, sending a message that drugs and alcohol have no place in school.

Bill: Restaurants can go to the dogs (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
TALLAHASSEE — Dogs could soon accompany their owners to outdoor sections of restaurants in a bill passed 35-4 by the Senate Friday. Under the legislation, restaurant owners could get a permit to allow dogs into outdoor seating areas.

Sea Dogs Squeak Past Baysox 4-3 (WMTW)
Zach Borowiak’s RBI double plates the winning run as the Portland Sea Dogs edge the Bowie Baysox 4-3 in the Eastern League.

A Couple of Dogs That Never Need Feeding, and Other Garden Gems (New York Times)
It’s the year of the dogs at the Antique Garden Furniture Show at the New York Botanical Garden.

Senate OKs bill allowing dogs to dine out (Sun-Sentinel)
TALLAHASSEE — In a victory for canine civil rights, the Florida Senate voted Friday to make it possible for certain restaurants to welcome dogs to outdoor dining areas.

Pets | We’re gaining cats and dogs (Pioneer Press)
Pet ownership in the U.S. isn’t going to the dogs. It’s up. About 63 percent of U.S. households own a pet up 7 percent in the past eight years, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. That translates to 69.1 million homes with fluffy, finned and feathered friends.