Dog Finally Off Wash. State Voter Rolls
CBS News – (AP) Duncan M. McDonald is finally off the voter rolls after the Australian shepherd-terrier mix was sent absentee ballots for three elections. King County Elections Director Sherril Huff said she canceled the voter registration Tuesday for the dog

Man pleads guilty to animal cruelty
Bedford Times-Mail – Fulford said the male dog, named Amadeus, had accidentally almost hanged himself while chained to a tree. Deputies advised Fulford to take the animal to a vet. Deputies returned on May 19 and initially did not find Fulford at home. After checking

Wisconsin drafts a proposed treaty for War of the Rovers
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Whoever gets to the shelter first owns the dog, cat or even goldfish. If they wait too long, someone else could adopt their beloved animal or, depending on the shelter’s policies, it could be put down. INSPIRED BY SAMMI Sammi was an aging Labrador once

DOG-SCARE QNS. PERV IDENTIFIED
New York Post – July 13, 2007 — Police said Dillon Fattori, 18, tried to sexually assault a 7-year-old Queens girl but was scared off by a dog hailed as a hero. Fattori was no match for Blue, a year-old pit-bull/ boxer, who began barking when he saw the attack. The

For show’s top dog, ‘this is the big time’
Houston Chronicle – Tom Pincus is chairman of the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows, which begins Thursday and runs through July 22 at Reliant Center. Pincus has been involved in dog shows for 30 years and currently owns a standard poodle named Bravo. Pincus sat

The Sportman’s Life: Take care during the dog days of summer
Rapid City Journal – It s hot, and Fergus the yellow Lab is panting almost as much as his owner. And all I m doing is tossing the retrieving dummy across the backyard. Fergus has had it easy since last hunting season. We haven t had even one training session. But

Man charged with breeding fighting dogs
Chicago Tribune – Kevin Taylor, of the 15900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, was charged with one felony count of dog fighting, one misdemeanor count each of possession of dogs by a felon and owning sport fighting dogs, and 37 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty