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'DOG' OUT OF POUND (New York Post)
AFTER a five-month hiatus, A&E yesterday restarted production on the popular series "Dog the Bounty Hunter." The show, which documents the life and work of bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family of reformed misfits, is shot almost...




Dangerous dog or friendly pooch? (Asbury Park Press)
The fate of Ruckus, Stephen Douglas' 4-year-old pit bull, may depend upon whose account of the dog's disposition that a judge finds more credible.




In Texas, a small town mayor is thick in the middle of a stolen-dog story (International Herald Tribune)
A dog was left with the mayor for safekeeping. The dog supposedly died. Then the dog was seen. Accusations flew. Then things got hairier.




Rash of dog thefts have pet owners worried (Montgomery Advertiser)
DEATSVILLE -- Margaret Bishop looks out at the empty dog pen in the backyard and wonders where Dixie is.




Woman Recovering From Accident Waits for Return of Her Dog (FOX Springfield)
Last Monday's semi truck accident in Rochester sent one woman to the hospital. She's recovering and waiting for her dog to be returned to her. Story Provided By ABC Newschannel 20




Shooting of aged dog stirs debate (The Gainesville Sun)
The deputy meant to end his dog's suffering, but many are outraged.




Prosecutor: Man in Fellsmere who dragged dog unlikely to face criminal charges (Vero Press Journal)
A prosecutor said Friday a man who dragged his dog to death two months ago is unlikely to face criminal charges because there's no evidence he intended to harm the dog.




Texas Dog Headed to Westminster (WOAI San Antonio)
Diana Thurston, a GIS database technician by profession and dog trainer by hobby, yearned to fulfill three things in life - to win best in show at a dog competition,...




Cruel thieves take her dog (New York Daily News)
A Brooklyn woman got home from work to find her apartment ransacked by thieves - and the only thing they stole was her beloved dog, an 8-year-old Maltese named Samantha.




Pompano moves forward with plans for dog park (Sun-Sentinel)
Canine playtime advocates are a few steps closer to having a city-built dog run in Community Park after the City Commission unanimously agreed Tuesday night to have planners confirm the costs of creating and operating a park.




Alaska leads nation in hospitalizations and deaths from dog bites (Seattle Times)
State epidemiologists say Alaska led the nation in dog bite injury deaths and hospitalizations from 1991 to 2002.




Dog licenses past due (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
LEWISTON - Time is ticking down for dog owners to get their pets registered with City Hall. After Jan. 31, unlicensed dogs will incur a $15 fine for their owners. Another $25 late fine is added for each dog that remains unlicensed after Feb. 5.




Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from family dog shooting (9 News Denver)
CONIFER (AP) - A man who authorities said shot the family dog over a stolen morsel of food pleaded guilty Monday to charges of animal cruelty and prohibited use of a weapon, officials said.




Kill Ipswich dog: mauled girl's parents (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The parents of an 11-year-old girl viciously mauled by a friend's bull mastiff at Ipswich, west of Brisbane, want the dog put down.




Bird dog steps on gun, kills hunter (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Houston-area man was killed in a hunting accident after his dog stepped on a loaded shotgun in the back of a pick-up truck, triggering a blast that pierced the vehicle and the hunter's leg, a local sheriff said.




Dog saves three IN boys from house fire (14 WFIE Evansville)
A dog that bit a 13-year-old boy's foot repeatedly, waking him up, is being credited with saving the boy and two of his friends from a house fire.




Police dog killed in suspect's jump (UPI)
An Oceanside, Calif., police dog was killed in the line of duty when a suspect grabbed the dog and took a 200-foot fall into the San Diego Bay, police said.




Dog rescued from icy pond in Woodbury (Republican-American)
WOODBURY -- Police and an animal control officer rescued a dog that fell into an icy pond behind an Old Town Farm Road home Thursday morning.




K-9 dog dies (Everett Herald)
Lynnwood Police dog "Tanner" passed away recently after a good life of tracking bad guys and recovering evidence. He was 7 1/2 years-old. Tanner spent his last years, after he retired in March 2005, living with his handler, Lynnwood Police Officer Cole Langdon and his wife Kim.




What a way to walk the dog! (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Skijoring -- being pulled along the snow on skis like a human sled by paw power -- could be a good workout for both you and your dog, if you're coordinated enough to stay vertical.




Georgia: Slain Marine?s Dog Adopted by His Family (New York Times)
A military dog wounded in Iraq in the same rocket attack that killed its marine handler was adopted by the slain marine?s family. The family of the marine, Cpl. Dustin Lee, planned to take home the bomb-sniffing dog, an 8-year-old German shepherd named Lex who was granted early retirement. ?Nobody can do anything to replace the void in this family,? said Col. Christian Haliday, commander of the ...




Dog breeder found guilty (Lancaster Online)
Former kennel owner Ervin Zimmerman was found guilty Wednesday of 11 counts of animal cruelty and five counts of violating state dog law regulations.Zimmerman's attorney, Richard K. Teitell of Bala Cynwyd, said he will appeal District Justice Daniel B. Garrett's findings.Jeff Paladi...




DELAWARE: Harrington teen, avoiding loose dog, dies in crash (The Daily Times)
HARRINGTON -- Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Harrington girl on Saturday morning. Investigators say 17-year-old Kori Minner was driving her car northbound on Fox Hunters Road when a hunting dog ran onto the road.




It's news! Man bites rabid dog in Kerala (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Upset that a stray rabid dog was fleeing with a duck from his compound, a man in Kerala caught the animal, wrestled with it and bit it hard in the throat before it was beaten to death, a newspaper said.




Gloversville Man Facing Charges for Abandoning Dog (WRGB Albany)
A Gloversville man has been arrested for abandoning his dog. Police say Paul Johnson, 24, left his badly injured jack russell terrier on the side of Route 6 in Benson.




Rescued dog no longer a rolling stone (CNews)
There will be no more midnight rambling for a 3-year-old dog named Jagger. Owner Karen Peterke plans to keep Jagger on a short leash after the pooch, named for the Rolling Stones frontman, was rescued from the Don River on Thursday -- 20 days after going missing from an east-end park.




Woman Arrested In Stolen Dog's Case (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
Police arrest a woman on Wednesday in connection to a stolen dog who needs medication.




Dog lover likely to judge Vick with severity (Slam! Sports)
Michael Vick can't say he wasn't warned. The man with the little white dog did just that a few months ago when Vick stood before him and admitted that not only did he sponsor dog fights but also killed some of the losers.




Mountain lion kills one dog, injures a second (Whittier Daily News)
DUARTE - Duarte officials are reporting a mountain lion attacked and killed one dog and injured another one early Wednesday in the backyard of a residence on Cedarwood Avenue in Duarte.




Reward for info on Richmond dog slaying (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Richmond, VA - A reward of $5,000 is being offered to find the person or persons responsible for the torture killing of a dog in Richmond. The Richmond SPCA and the Humane Society of the United States are each offering $2,500 for information leading to an arrest and prosecution.

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