Scripps Howard News Service
Wichita Falls Times Record News – VENTURA, Calif. – Most dog owners are thrilled to have their pets perform even the simplest tricks. So imagine the surprise two California families felt when their dogs displayed talents that could inspire envy among two-legged athletes. Tillman, an

Dog helps criminal slip short leash
Reuters – JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli criminal slipped away from house arrest by putting his electronic ankle monitor on his dog, police said on Thursday. It wasn’t until police came to take Nabil Farumi, convicted of attempted murder, to a sentencing

Smithers Blogging
CBS News – Is walking Smithers like walking a dog? Well, no. She stops quite a bit and, compared to a dog, she’s far less interested in going in the same direction we’re going in. That said, it’s probably not as awkward as one might expect. And with that I give

More pooches accompanying owners to work
Island Packet Online – The idea of bringing their pups to work is giving dog owners in the Lowcountry and across the nation paws for thought. According to a 2006 poll by www.dogster.com and www.SimplyHired.com , 66 percent of surveyed dog owners would labor longer hours if

The Romney dog
Boston Globe – READING ABOUT the Romney family vacation trip with his dog on the roof of the car for 12 hours was truly disturbing ( “Romney’s in the doghouse with some voters,” Scot Lehigh, Op-ed, June 29). It’s said that the true measure of a person is how she or

Dog DNA testing growing among ordinary owners
Knoxville News Sentinel – The Wilson family had puzzled over their mutt Drake s distinctive behavior ever since they brought him home from the Washington Animal Rescue League four years ago. Workers at the shelter told them the dog was a mix of spaniel and Plott hound. But

Prepare your family pets for a frightening Fourth
Pocono Record – thunderstorms and fireworks elicit but a yawn. On the other hand, Quixote, our yorkie/Pomeranian/Chihuahua mix, treats loud sounds as if the grim reaper were calling and there’s no way she’s going to answer. When it comes to loud sounds, this dog

Lake algae is focus in probe of dog’s death
Detroit Free Press – Bob Tatus took his 9-month-old border collie, Vita, for a swim Monday evening in Tyrone Lake in Livingston County. After throwing up lake water several times, she lay down and closed her eyes. Tatus thought at first she might have heatstroke because