Virginia is for `pet’ lovers – not fighters
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel – The state motto – Virginia is for lovers not fighters – now applies to both dogs and humans. I believe that Virginia’s new “Dangerous Dog” legislation is the better alternative to “Breed Bans” adopted by other local governments. Breed bans promote

Letter to the Editor – No way to treat a dog
Beaver County Times – Good for Tammy Grimes for taking Old Jake (“Dispute over old dog’s care winds up in court,” Friday). From what I understand, the people who were supposed to be taking care of Old Jake had two other dogs tied to boxes outside their home. What earthly

Fundraisers scheduled for Democrats, Huckleberry
Midland Daily News – Speeches are expectged to start at 1 p.m. Cost is $15 a person or $30 a family. On the menu are brats, hot dogs, salads, beans and desserts. Also scheduled is an Oct. 12 fundraiser for the U.S. House campaign of Mike Huckleberry of

Wildcats’ tennis squad ekes out win over ‘Dogs
Vacaville Reporter – Elyse Gutowski scored a marathon victory at No. 2 singles to lift Will C. Wood High School’s girls tennis team to a 5-4 win over host Vacaville on Tuesday. Gutowski edged Vacaville’s Stephanie Fry 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4 in the tiebreaker) in a match that

Friends help family after house fire
State Journal-Register – Less than three hours after the Carnes were called home to find their front room heavily damaged and their two pet dogs dead as a result of the blaze, concerned friends began planning ways to help the family cope. An account will be available

Dogs sniff out pirated DVDs
Canton Repository – WASHINGTON Hollywood s newest stars are perfectly happy to go straight to DVD. And Hollywood is perfectly happy to go to the dogs. On Tuesday, the Motion Picture Association of America showed off Lucky and Flo, a pair of playful, 2-year-old black

Sea Dogs Win It All
WCSH – The Portland Sea Dogs are the 2006 Eastern League champions. It’s the first championship for a professional sports team in Portland since the Portland Pirates won the American Hockey League title a dozen years ago. Brian Myrow hit a two run homer

Super-mixes or mixed blessings? 
The Oregonian - Sep 19 12:22 AM
The hot fashion news in the dog world this year is designer genes: So-called “designer dogs” are mixes of purebred parents with cutesy names: labradoodles (Labrador retriever-poodle mix), puggles (pug-beagle), schnoodles (schnauzer-poodle).Save to My Web

Dogs At Work: A Perk That Pays Off 
CBS 2 New York - Sep 21 6:27 AM
There is something about where Ryan Hayes works that millions of Americans would love. Slideshow: Stars And Their Celebrity Dogs Save to My Web

Local News 
Linton Daily Citizen - Sep 22 11:31 AM
A life-long love of hunting, fishing and the outdoors has provided the inspiration for hundreds of paintings by a Linton-based Catholic priest.Save to My Web

Event Listings 
San Francisco Bay Guardian - Sep 19 4:50 PM
Events listings are compiled by Duncan Scott Davidson. See Picks, page 24, for information on how to submit items to the listings. “FutureTense: Frederick Wiseman in Conversation with Michael Krasny Jewish Community Center, 3200 California, Kanbar Hall, SF; 405-3753. 7:30pm, $12-15.Save to My Web

History in the Movies: Flyboys 
Union County Advocate - 1 minute ago
Popular culture hasn’t been kind to World War I aviators. Though French and American fighter pilots captured popular imagination during the war, Hollywood has ignored their story for decades. In fact, their handiest cultural reference is probably … Snoopy, Charles Schulz’s spunky beagle.Save to My Web

FLYBOYS 
Film Journal - Sep 22 3:12 PM
Once the stuff of legends, the exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille have receded into a dim, hazy past, one that is only fitfully brought to life in Flyboys . With its meticulous attention to detail and superior production values, the film promises much more than its unseasoned cast and thin plotting deliver.Save to My Web

Dogs At Work: A Perk That Pays Off 
CBS News - Sep 23 8:03 PM
Millions of Americans would love to work at Replacements Ltd. There are dogs all over the company, which encourages its 500-plus employees to bring them in. It’s a perk that pays off, Richard Schlesinger reports.Save to My Web

Area Bikers Fundraise For Victim Of Dog Attack 
WISN TheMilwaukeeChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 6:56 PM
A woman struggling to pay her medical bills after being attacked by a dog has received help from an unexpected place.Save to My Web

Health Department seeks information regarding a biting dog 
This Ithaca Journal - Sep 25 9:37 AM
To prevent the administration of rabies shots to a dog bite victim, the Tompkins County Health Department must contact the owner of the biting dog. The incident occurred on Friday, Sept. 22 at approximately 8 a.m. near the intersection of West Haven Road and Helens Way.Save to My Web

Deformed Dog With Jaw Locked Shut Dumped 
NBC 5 Chicago - Sep 26 6:05 PM
A dog in Ohio needs major surgery and a new home after being dumped. Workers at the shelter say it may be the worst case of abuse they’ve ever seen.Save to My Web

Man sought after dog bites woman 
BBC News - Sep 25 6:16 AM
Police seek a dog owner whose pet attacked and bit a 55-year-old woman in Portishead.Save to My Web

Foot-Long Hot Dog in Mouth Disease 
The Nation via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 12:12 PM
The Nation — Even by dysfunctional family reunion standards, last week’s UN Summit was a blowout. There were the Presidents of Iran and the United States avoiding each other like estranged cousins, the President of Venezuela calling Bush the devil, and the President of Thailand discovering he had been deposed back home.Save to My Web

Photo in the News: Dog Mummies Found in Ancient Peru Pet Cemetery 
National Geographic - Sep 26 12:20 PM
Archaeologists have discovered more than 40 mummified dogs in a thousand-year-old Peruvian cemetery, yielding vital clues about the ancient culture that revered them.Save to My Web

You can’t judge a dog by its looks 
CentralOhio.com - Sep 25 10:05 AM
MARION – Heidi Murphy has several ways to describe her dogs, such as loyal, non-aggressive family pets. They are also pit bulls, falling under the state’s label of “vicious dog.”Save to My Web

Finding the dog of your dreams 
The News Sun - Sep 26 2:17 AM
WASHINGTON — Bringing a dog into the family means unconditional love and joy. It also means financial and emotional responsibility and commitment from the day you bring your canine companion home through the animal’s entire lifetime.Save to My Web

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Conference
MSN MoneyCentral – Bates(R), Hush Puppies(R), HYTEST(R), Merrell(R), Sebago(R) and Wolverine(R). The Company is also the exclusive footwear licensee of popular brands including CAT(R), Harley-Davidson(R), Patagonia(R) and Stanley(R). The Company’s products are

Event helps 600 pets find homes
Oakland Press – Similar to previous events – which have taken place twice each year – this weekend’s effort welcomed a huge demand for puppies. “Puppy passes” were distributed to the first 25 visitors each morning, and the lucky recipients had an opportunity to meet

Dirty Car Art
Patriot-News – Among the lists so far are pet peeves (boys spitting on the pavement), things to do before getting pregnant (drink lots of wine for my 30th birthday) and the criteria for the perfect husband (likes puppies and has never been in jail). Find Colin

Ancient pet cemeteries found in Peru
Silicon Valley – We have found that in all the cemeteries, always, in between the human tombs there are others dedicated to the dogs, full-grown and puppies,” said Guillen, who specializes in the study of mummies. “They have their own grave and in some cases they are

Spot Shot, PETCO to Sponsor WE Pet Series
Multichannel Online – And PETCO Animal Supplies will back America s Cutest Puppies , featuring puppies from around the country competing for the title and pet products from the retailer. The two series will debut in March. Creating original programming dedicated to the

Dog rescued by PAWS volunteers delivers puppies and is now on the mend
Daily Southtown – She was hungry, hurting and scared, and just waiting for someone to fill the void in her heart and stomach. When she was finally rescued from a Calumet Park back yard, Cali, the emaciated and scared pit bull mix, was pregnant and ready to deliver her

Owners blame Macomb for dogs’ deaths
DetNews.com, MI - 10 hours ago… retrievers. Sandy Young, who with her husband, William, owned the mother-and-son dogs, said Monday the pair was “a part of our family.”. …
Source: www.detnews.com

Three St. Joseph Homes go up in Flames; Now Police Investigate
KQTV, MO - 17 hours ago… The owners weren`t home when the fire broke out over the weekend, but a boa constrictor, a garden snake and several dogs were. Animal …
Source: www.kq2.com

Dog attack particulars are unusual
Glenwood Springs Post Independent, CO - 9 hours ago… address. When a man answered the door, four dogs were let out – including a 3-year-old male pit bull named “Butterbean.”. According …
Source: www.postindependent.com

Cross still top dogs in Armagh
GAA Football & Hurling, Ireland - Sep 25, 2006Crossmaglen captured their 11th consecutive Armagh SFC title following a comfortable victory over Lurgan outfit Clan na Gael at St. …
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Dragons, Dogs added to train-on squad
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Sep 24, 2006ELEVEN players have been added to Australia’s Tri Nations train on squad today following the elimination of the Bulldogs and St George Illawarra from the NRL …
Source: www.news.com.au

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (at the Hotel)
Jaunted - 3 hours agoWe’ve always thought that those “Do Not Disturb” signs on hotel room doors meant something relatively R-rated was going on inside. …
Source: www.jaunted.com

Neither kennel nor shop, dog day cares have no place in zoning …
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sep 24, 2006… The dog day care looks after about 60 dogs each day. … She said Seattle has more dogs than children; 62 percent of the city’s residents have dogs. …
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com