Wounded vet, service dog join forces
Boston Herald – A combat vet who lost bothlegs to a bomb in Afghanistan has a new four-legged friend to help him out. Canines for Combat Veterans graduated its first combat veteran and service dog team, Army veteran Roland Paquette of New Mexico and his dog, Rainbow

The Dog Who Loved to Suck on Toads
NPR News – Lady’s Addiction: Coming to terms with self-medication. Courtesy Mirsch Family All Things Considered , October 24, 2006 A dog may be man’s best friend. But one dog, Lady, decided she needed more friends — and she found plenty in the knot of toads

Purple dogs, orange bears, lots of fun
Charleston Post & Courier – LADSON – As quickly as Marla Beane gets through the gate at the Coastal Carolina Fair, she wins a stuffed purple peek-a-boo dog. She cuddles it close and rides the Pharaoh’s Fury pendulum swing, the Crazy Mouse spinning roller coaster, the blood

A boy and his dog
News-Topic – Every child needs a puppy. Those words came from Lenoir Police Department Patrolman Charlie Hibbard just moments before he and other members of the department gave a 10-week-old black Labrador puppy to 3-year-old Jordan Ortiz last week. Going

Armed robbery reported at woman’s home
Bradenton Herald – While checking on the dog, the victim saw the suspects coming through an unlocked rear sliding door, carrying guns. The suspects used a stun gun on the dog as they entered. When the victim tried to flee through the front door, the suspects stopped her

Donna Engle
Carroll County Times – What if the tenant gets rid of the dog and promises the landlord that there will be no more pets? Can she stay? The tenant has a right to stay if the lease says she can cure a breach. If the lease doesn’t say anything about the opportunity to correct

Judge: Adopted Dog Is One Couple Lost
Ledger – The dispute over a St. Bernard between a Florida woman who adopted the dog after Hurricane Katrina and its original owners is again headed to trial after a judge ruled Monday the dog is the same one lost after the storm. A trial date has not been set