Iron County Officials Frustrated By Prairie Dogs 
KUTV2 Salt Lake City - Sep 28 3:22 PM
Iron County officials are frustrated that prairie dogs are preventing development in southern Utah.Save to My Web

Owner to have more surgery after dogs attack 
WATE-TV Knoxville - Sep 27 3:09 PM
A woman, mauled by her own dogs, remains in the hospital where she’ll have more surgery.Save to My Web

Bandits spraying dogs to steal 
Tobago News - Sep 28 1:30 PM
A Hampden, Lowlands resident is advising Tobagonians to be aware of bandits who spray their dogs and steal their building material from their property.Save to My Web

Police dogs and trainers compete in U.S. championships in St. Paul 
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 28 9:30 PM
Police dogs and their handlers from around the country competed this week in St. Paul during the U.S. Police Canine Association’s national championships. The event concluded Thursday night at Midway Stadium with awards and demonstrations. The top three overall winners, in order, were Lazaro Cabrera of the Lady Lake, Fla., Police Department; Thomas Conroy of the Stafford Township, N..J., police, Save to My Web

Dogs drop volleyball match to Santa Fe 
Suwannee Democrat - Sep 29 3:07 AM
The Bulldogs fell to the Santa Fe Red Raiders in volleyball Sept. 21 in Alachua, 5-25, 9-25, 8-25. “Santa Fe is one of the top teams in our area,” said coach Cissy Witt. “We played as a team and did the best we could.” However, she said she plans changes in the lineup to boost offensive output.Save to My Web

Fla. Manhunt Intensifies After Shootings 
Newsday - Sep 29 3:58 AM
More than 500 police officers used night-vision scopes and tracking dogs early Friday to search thick woods and rural neighborhoods for a man who shot two sheriff’s deputies, killing one of them.Save to My Web

Cochecton woman holds off authorities to keep shelter open
Times Herald-Record – On May 23, a fire ripped through Smith’s home, killing at least 16 dogs and roughly two-dozen cats that had been kept in small cages stacked in the house. Today, Smith still owns the surviving cats and dogs and she’s acquired more animals except

The ears have it
Pasadena Star-News – Photo Gallery: 9/28: Corgi picnic Water sloshed over the sides of the plastic container as 10 pieces of hot dog were dropped inside and fell to the bottom. Around the container in a voracious circle were 10 Welsh corgi dogs. The weenie-bobbing

Doggie Diva Corgis
Pasadena Star-News – If you don’t believe the legends, however, there is one thing for sure: these dogs have enchanted their owners’ lives beyond measure. A TAIL OF TWO BREEDS The name corgi is a general term, but there are two distinct breeds: the Pembroke Welsh corgi and

Dogs do have special teams edge on Tigers
Jackson Clarion-Ledger – STARKVILLE Defensively, a proud group of Mississippi State players will look across the line of scrimmage Saturday and face an opponent with arguably far superior depth and talent. And offensively, the Bulldogs might very well have an easier time

Symbolism ties down Perdiguero’s greyhounds
Chicago Sun-Times – Expressive, fierce, graceful and athletic, these dogs embody some of the qualities humans aspire to, and the larger-than-life format of the drawings grants them an almost heroic status that is further reinforced by blank backgrounds that place the

Pardeeville – New sports complex should motivate Dogs
Portage Daily Register – PARDEEVILLE – Five years ago Mike Haynes, Pardeeville head football coach, made two attempts to get a question about a new athletic facility on a coming referendum. Both bids met with a no. “Three years ago we tried a political process,” Haynes said

A passion for the pitch
Town Online – Scarsella, at 63, is a ball of energy on the field and at home. He s not lacking for hobbies, including his fluffy white puppy, Booboo; stately older cat, Mishi; homemade Italian wine collection; custom-designed kitchen with sun panels on the roof

Palm Springs freshman playing tennis where parents fell in love
Desert Sun – It seemed to work, as the two 16-year-olds began dating before their puppy love turned into something more. “It was meeting the love of my life and pursuing my dreams,” said Glenn, the director of tennis at the Palm Springs Tennis Club. So when Hannah

Harley’s hangin’ with the kids
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – Sometimes, during class change, Harrison would have to duck into a classroom to keep from being swarmed by students who wanted to see the puppy. But soon, he noticed something else. “I saw the kids’ reaction and saw that they would mellow out” when

Animal saver up for ‘Hero’ award
Oakland Press – The tiny pitbull-mix puppy was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fi re, and severe wounds burned into his face, legs and back. Porteous, who was severely burned in a car accident when she was a teenager, took him home and cared for him for

Potomac Confidential Washington’s Hour of Talk Power
Washington Post – But at some point, Steele has to move beyond the cute and the fun and show that there’s meat behind the puppy-lover. _____ Vienna, Va.: “What I don’t understand is why Allen doesn’t look across the river to Maryland and Michael Steele

PETS OF THE WEEK
Batavia Sun – Johann is an 8-month-old male Austrailian shepherd mix puppy. He has been neutered and evaluated by a veterinarian. He has had all his shots and is microchipped. He is warm, affectionate, smart and playful. He is good with other dogs, is crate

Disorderly political conduct
Newtown Advance – of corruption, incompetence and even immorality on the part of a candidate, over pictures of newspaper clippings with such headlines as, “Senator votes 87 times to tax elderly,” or “Senator proposes lower minimum wage,” or “Senator seen kicking puppy

Dog owners urged to vaccinate pets (5:25 a.m.)
El Paso Times – The potentially deadly virus striking puppies in the community is preventable if pet owners take steps to protect their pups, a local veterinarian said. “They need to vaccinate, and vaccinate often,” said veterinarian Guy Johnsen. “There’s a myth

JOCO Animal Shelter Needs Help
KCRG.com – Animal Shelter Director Misha Goodman said, Generally our foster car program is for unweened animals, animals that aren’t ready to go up for adoption because of their age and they’re placed in foster homes where they’re cared for, little puppies

Family Calendar
Montgomery Advertiser – Puppies and adult dogs from humane societies in Alabama and Georgia will be available for adoption. Also, for $5 you can enter your dog in the Halloween Hound Costume Contest. Call 244-3350. Partners in Education Walk Registration begins at 7:30 a.m

COOL 2 DO
Newsday – Seeing-eye puppies-in-training and rescued greyhounds will be on hand tomorrow. Admission today is $7 per vehicle; tomorrow and Sunday, it’s $6, $4 for seniors and youths 11-16; tots 10 and younger attend free. And please leave pets not registered for

Want to ‘be somebody?’ Here’s how
Philadelphia Enquirer – The place is primarily known for its fried catfish — served filet style or whole, and even available as all-you-can-eat — but folks are quick to talk up the homemade cole slaw and hot hush puppies too. Inside, there’s plenty to look at with fishing

Deadly Virus That Attacks Dogs Is Spreading In North County
San Diego Channel – He couldn’t even walk when we took him to the vet,” said Hansen. Some of the symptoms of parvo are bloody diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue and lack of appetite. Puppies need a series of shots to get fully vaccinated for the first year. After that, dogs must

Northup Says Yarmuth Proposed ‘Goofy Ideas’
Wave 3 – You’ll expect to see something — ‘John Yarmuth eats puppies’ — she’s going to do that,” Burke opined. But for now, the Northup campaign remains confident. “We have never released any polling data, but I am ahead in this race, ” Northup said. Online

Authorities: Fugitive Sex Offender Found In Gaston County
WSOC-TV – Had puppies trying to lure them down to try and pet the pups, and I had to tell my daughters they needed to stay away from him,” McKinney said. He didn’t know then that Boyd was a convicted sex offender. No one knew, said Boyd’s friend Jerry Davenport.

Michele Hanson on agressive dogs 
Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 6:31 PM
Is our best friend turning into our worst enemy? Michele Hanson reports.Save to My Web

Golf Great Byron Nelson Dead at 94 
Chicago Tribune - Sep 26 2:53 PM
Byron Nelson, whose record of winning 11 consecutive professional events in 1945 remains one of golf’s most unassailable records, died today. He was 94. Save to My Web

Illegal cleaner’s ‘threat to judges’ 
BBC News - Sep 27 5:33 PM
Roselane Driza faces prison after being convicted of blackmailing a female judge and stealing intimate videos from a male judge.Save to My Web

Farrell Plays Keep-Away 
E! Online - Sep 25 4:24 PM
Dessarae Bradford is going to have to find another puppy to play with, at least until 2009. On Monday a Los Angeles judge denied the “Colin Farrell: A Dark Twisted Puppy” author’s bid to throw out the restraining order that’s currently keeping her 150 yards away from her Irish muse. Farrell secured the three-year injunction Aug. 28, about a month after Bradford approached him during a Save to My Web

Webb ‘never directed slur at anyone’ 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sep 26 10:09 PM
FREDERICKSBURG — Democrat Jim Webb was unable to categorically say yesterday that he has never used the n-word, though the U.S. Senate challenger said he has never directed a racial slur at anyone.Save to My Web

Families come to grips with highway inferno 
The Age - Sep 27 7:21 AM
Max Purdue had just finished the long drive back to his home in Horsham after a few days over the border in Balranald when his mate Dan Kelly rang to ask a favour.Save to My Web

Grass doesnt stop growing for an injured foot 
The Kentucky Standard - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
I gasped to catch my breath as a cold splash of water struck me in the back. I clung to the old tree trunk next to the rivers edge with my right hand as my left hand plunged into the rushing waters searching the bottom.Save to My Web