Puppy Store animal cruelty update
10 News – Tampa, Florida – The Puppy Store on North Armenia in Tampa is open for business today just a day after the store’s owners were arrested on charges of felony animal cruelty. Sean Anthony, Co-owner, The Puppy Store To be honest with you, we’re kinda

Blame owners, not dogs
Minneapolis Star Tribune – There’s a small window of time to start the socialization, said Beaver, the “sensitive period” before a puppy is 12 weeks old. That’s when they absorb the lessons of social interaction and learn that “people are OK. Those initial lessons have to come

Competitors bark at heels of ‘Marley’s’ success
USA Today – John Grogan’s 2005 memoir, Marley & Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog , has turned into a gold mine, with more than 3.2 million copies in print. And now the yellow Lab hopes to find some puppy love amid a brand-new audience as two Marley

Cat gives birth to puppy
Daily Times – People in China are flocking to see a pet cat which has reportedly given birth to a puppy. The cat gave birth to four kittens, one of which looks like a white poodle. It looks very different from the other kittens, and its mouth, nose and paws are

Buster: the sequel
Guardian Unlimited – An essay by EV Lucas, which I read at school almost 60 years ago, described the bliss of owning a puppy “rising six months”. The pleasure, he wrote, is provided by a display of the confidence that comes from innocence. Because the dog believed that

Puppy at Bristol fund-raising event had rabies
Kingsport Times-News – BLOUNTVILLE – Officials with the Sullivan County Regional Health Department in Tennessee and Mt. Rogers Health District in Southwest Virginia are notifying persons who attended a fund-raising event at the Bristol, Tenn. Armory on Saturday, April 14

Sotherton strikes Silver at Euro Indoors
uk:athletics – But Steven Green (Newham & Essex Beagles) did not make it. He was fourth in his in 47.47 as Germany s Bastian Swillims won in 45.92. Green said: I am fairly happy. I am running reasonably consistently. Sara McGreavy (Sale Harriers Manchester

Men s reports from World Cross Country Championships
uk:athletics – Farah (Newham and Essex Beagles) 37 th and 40 th in his previous two World Cross races as a senior paced himself patiently but perfectly in the sapping heat over a narrow, twisting course that made overtaking tiring and difficult. After 2km, he

Norwich Union GB Team selected for European Cross Country
uk:athletics – Mo Farah (Newham and Essex Beagles), Mike Skinner (Blackheath and Bromley), Chris Thompson (Aldershot, Farnham and District), Gavin Thompson (Crawley AC), Frank Tickner (Wells City Harriers), Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers). Under 23 Men: Matt

Marathon training seminar
uk:athletics – Bryan Smith, former National Event Coach for the marathon, will then lead a seminar which will include an interview with Norwich Union GB senior international Dave Mitchinson (Newham and Essex Beagles), who is preparing for this year s Flora London

Chris Thompson out of World Cross Team
uk:athletics – Alan Buckley (Gateshead Harriers), Mo Farah (Newham and Essex Beagles), Phil Nicholls (Tipton Harriers), Ben Noad (Highgate Harriers), Michael Skinner (Blackheath Harriers Harriers and Bromley AC), Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers), Jason Ward

Every dog lover has his day
Times of India – NEW DELHI: It was an adoption offer Delhiites were only too eager to accept. All 32 Beagles which pharma company Ranbaxy decided to give away on Thursday found new homes in the city within hours. What the dogs were doing in Ranbaxy isn’t clear. A

At least somebody out there cares for them
Stuff – A mystery knitter has set tongues – and tails – wagging at Wellington’s SPCA with a donation of jumpers that are helping abandoned puppies beat the cold. The hand-knitted woollen jerseys arrived at the animal shelter from an unknown benefactor and

Dognapper on the move with ‘Aslan’
Modesto Bee – One of their two Shi Tzus gave birth to five puppies after an unplanned pregnancy. The couple gave away three to family members, including one to daughter Lory Berger and her husband, Terry Berger, who has diabetes. They were featured with Carol

Man arrested for arson after 4 animals die in blaze
KUSA-TV – WESTMINSTER A man was arrested for arson and three other charges after a fire killed two puppies, a rabbit and a ferret on Friday. Westminster Police and Fire Departments say they were dispatched to a fire in the 8100 block of Tennyson Street on

Student essay arrest
Chicago Tribune – 1. With the depth and brainpower of the teacher and authorities, am guessing if they were to write a stream of consciousness it would be about daisies, puppies, and twinkies. Submitted by: Mark O 9:39 AM CDT, Apr 27, 2007

5/5 Pet Adopt-a-Thon
WAAY-TV – coupons, and chance to win free grooming and obedience classes during this week-end ONLY! There will be door prizes and refreshments. Visit the Thrift Shop and register for a free shopping spree! Come see our great selection of dogs, cats, puppies

WE s Bounty Hunter Is No Dog
Multichannel Online – For those who need a serious dose of cute, the network will roll out two series in April: America’s Cutest Puppies and Adventures in Doggie Daycare . There are 10 Puppies episodes and eight Daycare installments. Post a comment Return to article View

Humane Society Adoptathon Coming to Reno
KRNV – There will be hundreds of adorable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens all in need of homes available for adoption at Nevada Humane Society at the special reduced price of $25.00. All animals are neutered, vaccinated, and mircochipped. There

Looking for a Home
Daily Southtown – Pauly, a beagle mix, is available for adoption at the South Suburban Humane Society, 1103 West End Ave., Chicago Heights. He is 2 years old, loves kids and gets along with other dogs and cats. Contact the shelter at (708) 755-7387.

A dog story with a twist
Riverside Press Enterprise – The tale is of a lonely office worker, played by Molly Shannon, who loses her much-beloved beagle. She then dives deep into despair, and resurfaces as an ardent animal-rights activist. “Year of the Dog” mixes comic portraiture with

Letters – Sunday
Colorado Springs Gazette – My daughter was bitten on the face by a beagle, so maybe they should be banned, too. My dog has been attacked several times by dogs that were not on a leash or broke through their invisible fence. He has never initiated a fight, but he has

Caywood helps dogs and cats
Courier Gazette – Mike Caywood is shown reading morning an nouncements; sophomore Brynna Venoski meets Ziggy, a seven-year-old Beagle, before the band concert. Her family adopted the dog the same day. ‘We’re really glad we have him,’ Venoski said. ‘He’s a great dog.’

Molly Shannon shines with unexpected dramatic ability in ‘Year of the
North County Times – The “Saturday Night Live” alum stars as Peggy Spade, a mouse of a secretary whose life changes completely after the death of her beloved beagle, Pencil. White really gets the culture of dog people, and doesn’t merely cut away to the canines looking

Year of the Dog
Coming Soon! – White’s directorial debut stars Molly Shannon as Peggy, a chronic dog lover who hasn’t been able to find a man, something she tries to rectify when her beloved beagle Pencil mysteriously dies. At first, the movie seems to be about Peggy’s quest for

All the lonely people parade pain in Dog
Gazette – With her brave if trembling smile, Peggy is a lonely, angular 40ish assistant in a dead-end job who shares her meager prospects with a beloved beagle named Pencil. Peggy gets a painful chance to break from those endless evenings in flannel nightgowns

Film listings
San Francisco Guardian – the dog for some time in the placid, uneventful life of Peggy (Molly Shannon), whose days are spent absorbing the petty dilemmas of friends and family and whose nights are more satisfactorily whiled away in the calming presence of her beloved beagle

Pair in court over Ellie dog death
MSN UK News – The grandmother and uncle of a five-year-old girl who was fatally mauled by a dog are to appear in court. Jacqueline Simpson, 46, was baby-sitting Ellie Lawrenson at her home in St Helens, Merseyside, when the attack took place in the early hours of

Left Or Right: Does You Dog’s Tail Point To Their Feelings?
KLTV – The way your dog wags its tail can give you a clue as to it’s mood. Italian researchers say if your dog’s tail veers to the left and wags, it’s a negative response. If the wag is to the right, it is a positive response. No kidding. “Tipper is seven

Army notifies kin of nine troops slain in Iraq blast
Detroit News – It is cynical to declare that the war is lost because you believe it gives you political advantage,” Cheney said. Reid shrugged off Cheney’s remarks. “I’m not going to get into a name-calling match with the administration’s chief attack dog,” he said.

Caring for your older dog
Health 24 – Take your pet for regular health check-ups. Dogs tend to be more vulnerable to illness when they are older. Change your dog s diet to that which is specially formulated for elderly pets. This will strengthen your dog s immune system and enable

Harrison County Man Linked To Drug Trafficking And Dog Fighting
WLOX – Authorities think they’ve broken up a multi state drug trafficking ring. And in the process, they may have shut down a rather elaborate dog fighting operation. Tuesday morning, federal agents arrested Maxwell Landry. Landry lives at 14310 Vidalia

Man bitten by police dog sues city of Concord, officer
KRNV – A higher-education whistleblower hearing originally scheduled for this Monday before the California State Personnel Board has been moved to July. MARTINEZ, Calif. A Berkeley man who claims he was bitten more than 60 times by a police dog after he

Raids in Miss., La. net dogs and dog-fighting equipment
New Orleans Times-Picayune – NEW ORLEANS (AP) Almost 50 dogs were seized Tuesday as part of a federal investigation that turned up large dog fighting operations in Pass Christian, Miss., and in Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish, an animal protection organization said. “The dogs

Unhappy animals need expert help
Daily Telegraph – Drugs like Clomicalm or the new Reconcile to treat dogs that can’t bear to be left alone are just one part of the dog psychiatrist’s repertoire. But there still isn’t a pill for every ill either with dogs or their best friend. Broken furniture