Archive for February, 2006

Beagles – United they stand

United they stand
Independent Florida Alligator – Student Body presidential candidate Jared Hernandez, treasurer candidate Lola Bovell, and vice presidential candidate Brandon Siler (right to left) are running with the Unite Party in this year’s election. After a morning run, Jared Hernandez gets

Sled Dogs a Hit with Kids
Connecticut Post – DERBY The Iditarod, an exhausting 1,000 mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, takes the winner just under 10 days to complete. Sitting still for 10 minutes was an equally stiff challenge for about 30 children at the Derby Neck

Parents grief serves as warning to others
Tri-Town News – Over the past four years more than 300 people have been arrested in Manalapan and charged with driving while intoxicated. It works out to an average of 78 people a year and out of that number 49 were underage drinkers, Police Chief Stuart Brown

Enforceable dog laws
Long Beach Press-Telegram – In Long Beach, where 1,500 unwanted dogs are euthanized every year, City Council members will decide tonight whether to legalize dog breeding. As illogical as it may seem, they should. That’s because by allowing breeding and regulating it, the

Ars System Guide: January 2006 edition
Ars Technica – System recommendations are harder to do than most people think, but we’ve diligently worked to keep our guides up-to-date with the most mouth-watering hardware. Our last regular update in November saw some new CPU debuts. This time? Read on But

Fla. bill would give dogs a place at table
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Some Florida cities would like to throw a dog a bone – or maybe a burger and some fries. Dogs would be able to sit with humans at outdoor restaurant tables in some communities under a measure advancing in the Florida Legislature

That hit the sport!
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – Sports movies and uplift go together like peanut butter and jelly. The one can exist without the other, but people sure seem to like them as a pair. Take a movie like Remember the Titans, which edited the story of a newly integrated high school

Inmates Train Dogs to Help the Disabled
WTOL-TV – TOLEDO — The Toledo Correctional Institution is hardly a warm and fuzzy place. It’s covered in concrete and barbed wire — and it’s a close-security prison that convicted felons call home. So what’s a cute puppy like Scarlett doing there? She’s

Mystics feel mutt: Say escaped show dog is alive 
Chicago Sun-Times - Feb 23 2:42 AM
NEW YORK — With few physical clues to the whereabouts of an escaped show dog, the hunt for the award-winning whippet has entered another realm.Save to My Web

Site for dog park recommended 
York Daily Record - Feb 23 11:57 PM
Park West and Park East off Whiteford Road are the potential spots. Feb 24, 2006 After three years of research and discussion, a proposed off-leash dog exercise park is one step closer to becoming a reality in Springettsbury Township.Save to My Web

Dog Breeding Rules Pass Councils Test 
gazettes.com - Feb 23 8:22 AM
An altered dog breeding ordinance that combined the suggestions of members of the animal rights community and professional dog breeders got its first atta boy Tuesday night.Save to My Web

Jury finds man guilty; he cut his dogs throat 
The Marion Star - Feb 23 10:07 AM
MOUNT GILEAD Cutting the throat of his dog and leaving it for dead in a nearby field drew a 30-day jail sentence for a Morrow County man. Charles Crist was found guilty by Morrow County Municipal Court jury on Wednesday on a charge of cruelty to animals.Save to My Web

Hog-dog bill moves to full Senate Judiciary 
News & Reporter - Feb 24 2:18 AM
A Senate subcommittee sent an amended bill to ban hog-dog rodeos to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. The subcommittee passed amendments recommended by the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, according to Trey Walker, spokesman for Attorney General Henry McMaster.Save to My Web

Dead soldier’s dog tags returned 
The Buffalo News - Feb 24 6:06 AM
ITHACA – The return of a dead Vietnam War soldier’s lost dog tags brought a family full circle Thursday, exactly 35 years to the day of the attack in which he died.Save to My Web

Reward Offered In Dog Shooting 
KDKA Pittsburgh - Feb 23 9:23 PM
Animal Friends is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in a dog shooting. Babe, 3, was shot and killed while tied up on the front porch at 15 Allen Way in White Oak.Save to My Web

Man practices flying; his dog practices helping 
The Maui News - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Wailuku paraglider Darian Smith gives his dog, Hapa, a workout Thursday while practicing his technique at Keopuolani Park in Kahului. Smith said he couldnt really do much flying at the park, but it was a good place to brush up on his technique before returning to the air in open fields on the way to Polipoli Springs or near the top of Haleakala. “I havent been flying much lately, so I just Save to My Web

PM blows ‘dog whistle’ on migrants
Australian, Australia - 11 hours ago… “The prime minister is a master of blowing the dog whistle and Mr Costello has joined him and I think the message being put out there is one of division, not …
Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au

Police search for dog that bit man, handler who hit him
Appleton Post Crescent,  USA - 16 hours ago… Pat DeWall said a 25-year-old Ashland man said he was bitten by one of the dogs, and said when he asked the dog handler for his name he was punched in the mouth …
Source: www.postcrescent.com

Hot-dog day to benefit Otsego foster parents
Oneonta Daily Star, NY - 17 minutes agoFor $3, people can go to the third floor, where the Department of Social Services is situated, and have a hot dog, baked beans, macaroni salad and coleslaw for …
Source: www.thedailystar.com

Deaf aid dog meets pupils
Wakefield Today, UK - 3 hours ago… HEARING HELP: Josy Pearson and her dog Arthur with pupils Catherine Cole and Ellie Yule from Lofthouse Gate Primary School. w2699b608. …
Source: www.wakefieldtoday.co.uk

Police dog nabs suspected vandals
Pocono Record, PA - 18 hours agoKane the police dog helped nab two suspected graffiti vandals today at Carriage Square shopping center in Tobyhanna. Officer Nero …
Source: www.poconorecord.com

Handicapped dog wins his own race
Newsday, NY - 21 hours agoHe is the three-legged dog who goes nowhere in a hurry. … Most of the people here behave just like the dog and keep walking, minding their own business. …
Source: www.newsday.com

Dog-treat maker to clarify directions
Chicago Tribune, United States - 18 hours agoThe maker of Greenies, the nation’s best-selling dog treat that has been blamed by consumers in several pet deaths, plans to clarify feeding instructions and …
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Great expectations = great disappointment for U.S. 
Summit Daily News - Feb 23 10:17 PM
Its hard to say whether a medal hell, a medal sweep by the U.S. Ski Team at this weekends final two Olympic alpine races would make amends. The disappointment at the Turin Games has been monstrous.Save to My Web

Humane Society offers $1,000 for pup’s return 
The Palm Beach Post - Feb 22 9:26 PM
The Tri County Humane Society in suburban Boca Raton is offering a $1,000 reward for the return of a stolen puppy that shelter officials fear will be used as bait in dogfights.Save to My Web

Saturday, February 25 
Billings Outpost - Feb 23 10:51 AM
The Coral Connection holds a two-day grand opening, offering what owners Carey McCullough and Denis Pitman say is the largest selection of saltwater fish and marine life in this area. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1106 Main St., Suite 4. Also Sunday.Save to My Web

Puppy love an open opportunity 
Newham Recorder - Feb 23 2:02 AM
A WOMAN left her back door open for her new puppy – but it proved to be too much of a temptation for a burglar. The 44-year-old victim was in the living room of her house in Ridley Road, Forest Gate, when the intruder visited.Save to My Web

Helping out 
The Times of Northwest Indiana - Feb 23 10:22 PM
Humane Society Calumet Area will offer a $50 discount to anyone 60 or older when they give a shelter animal a home.Save to My Web

Hollywood spoof back in ‘Action’ 
Calendarlive.com - Feb 23 4:40 PM
One of the smartest, funniest shows on television lasted only eight episodes on Fox.Save to My Web

Charlotte’s puppy love 
icWales - Feb 21 8:56 AM
Birthday girl Charlotte Church seemed to have a dose of puppy love as she stepped out today carefully carrying a tiny dog. The singer emerged from the Cardiff home she shares with rugby ace boyfriend Gavin Henson cradling the tiny creature.Save to My Web

That hit the sport! 
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Feb 23 2:48 AM
Sports movies and uplift go together like peanut butter and jelly. The one can exist without the other, but people sure seem to like them as a pair.Save to My Web

Beagles – Calling Colorado Voices

Calling Colorado Voices
Denver Post – For going on seven years, The Post has opened its op-ed pages to an eclectic circle of columnists from across the state, writers who draw on their interests and experiences to tease out some of the most interesting issues of the day. We call them

Service animal vs. therapy dog
Myrtle Beach Online – A service animal is any animal trained to perform tasks to assist a disabled handler. According to the Service Animal Registry of America, or SARA, where Fred and Ginger are registered, there’s no restriction on breed or even species. Unlike therapy

A Dog-Eat-Dog Continent:
Slate – Whenever I watch a nature movie, as I root for the protagonists to eat any other living creature that flies or waddles along, I know that I would feel different if the movie were told from the perspective of the prey. During Eight Below (Walt Disney

Foresight among dog owners can prevent tragedy
Sentinel & Enterprise – The recent tragic death of Connor Lourens of Lunenburg brought memory of a similar incident that happened to me 65 years ago. I was a 10-year-old girl roaming my neighborhood at will. This day I was in the front yard of a neighbor when she called her

No strong leads in escape of convict, dog trainer
Belleville News-Democrat – KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A week-and-a-half after a prison volunteer drove a convicted murderer stuffed in a dog crate out of a Kansas prison, investigators have no new information on the pair’s whereabouts, a Department of Corrections spokesman said

Eight Below
Austin Chronicle – (PG, 120 min.) I smell penguins, even though Eight Below ’s animals are really a pack of sled dogs. This movie’s icy Antarctic wilderness also looks somewhat familiar, but Eight Below is a different animal entirely from last year’s blockbuster

Officer falls in Iowa River rescuing dog
Iowa City Press-Citizen – CORALVILLE — A police officer fell through thin ice Wednesday morning to rescue a puppy that had fallen into the frigid Iowa River. Police were called about 9:30 a.m. to the river near the 242 milemarker on Interstate 80 for a report of a dog

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