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LaGrange Co. K-9 units find 32 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop - WNDU
Dateline: May 23 2012 at 12:52 pm
LaGrange County Sheriff?s Department K-9 dogs helped officers discover 32 pounds of marijuana early Wednesday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m. a LaGrange City Police officer made a traffic stop on a ...

Police K-9 shot by officer dies - Fox5 KVVU
Dateline: May 23 2012 at 12:23 pm
The Las Vegas Metro police K-9 who was shot by an officer during a foot pursuit has died. The Facebook page "Friends of the Las Vegas Police K9's" reported Marco's passing Wednesday morning. "It is...

Seavey on why he sued: 'I feel like I'm doing the right thing' - Anchorage Daily News
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 10:18 pm
Mitch Seavey doesn?t want to talk about his finger. The 2004 Iditarod champion brushed aside questions about the cockeyed, damaged digit on his right hand during a short interview today at a Midtow...

Pet acupuncture more popular as practice becomes more mainstream - Washington Post
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 9:07 pm
One afternoon as Heather Schoell was having porcupine-quill-like needles inserted into her feet, she casually mentioned to her acupuncturist that Cashew, her floppy-eared beagle, was suffering from...

Stubby-armed dinosaur was T. rex of Southern Hemisphere - msnbc.com
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 8:31 pm
This type of tooth arrangement is otherwise unknown in predatory dinosaurs. Scientists believe the German Shepherd sized beast feasted on fish, lizards, and other critters on the southern supercont...

UK - Shaun Richards leads the field at 4,000gns at Skipton working dogs sale - Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 5:46 pm
Lancastrian Shaun Richards headed the selling prices at 4,000gns at Skipton Auction Mart?s annual Spring sale of working sheep dogs. Mr Richards, of Watson Laithe Farm, Hapton, Burnley, achieved to...

James Thurber: Dog owners need to be heard - Daily Camera
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 3:02 pm
not to mention potential outbreaks of such diseases as parvo, kennel cough, or dog influenza. Dogs need room to roam, run, and play to be healthy physically and emotionally. Yes, dogs should be tra...

Popeyes Apologizes To Customer With Service Dog - Consumerist.com
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 12:10 pm
Yesterday we brought you the story of a Georgia man who said he was wrongly kicked out of a Popeyes restaurant because of his service dog. And while the restaurant chain is sticking by its side of ...

Pit Bulls No Longer Labeled As Vicious Dogs - Ohio News Now
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 9:11 am
It also specifies that the label does not include a police dog that has injured a person or has killed another dog. Gov. John Kasich signed the measure in February. Some dog wardens opposed it beca...

Running blind: How Simon Wheatcroft uses his iPhone to see - Pocket-lint.com
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 7:02 am
We stop and chat. Chat about his studies - he is doing psychology - about how he wants to complete his degree and then help other people in similar situations, about a life beyond being just anothe...

4,000gns top call at Skipton working dogs sale - FarmersWeekly
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 5:50 am
A top call of 4,000gns was achieved at Skipton Auction Mart's annual spring sale of working sheep dogs. Shaun Richards, of Watson Laithe Farm, Hapton, Burnley, achieved top price honours with his 1...

Habersham animal adoption rate increases by $25 - Access North GA
Dateline: May 22 2012 at 1:18 am
Dog adoption fees include spay/neuter surgery, microchipping, distemper-Parvo vaccination, canine Bordetella vaccination, rabies vaccination, deworming, flea prevention treatment, negative heartwor...

Honoring our four-legged vets - times-georgian.com
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 11:10 pm
Both bills are titled Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act. Under this law, military dogs would be classified as canine soldiers, with the support for their care coming from various tax-deductibl...

'Psychic' Pig To Predict World Cup Matches - Huffington Post
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 4:36 pm
Weighing just 2 1/2 pounds, Lucy was named the world's smallest working dog last week, bumping out a 6.6-pound police dog in Japan. Booie, a chimpanzee that kicked a smoking habit and used sign lan...

Man shot and killed by Fairfax County police identified - Washington Post
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 3:31 pm
The officers and a police dog began searching the apartment and encountered Combs, police said. Combs allegedly threatened the officers with a sword and refused to comply with commands, police said...

S. Calif. police dog injured after training - San Jose Mercury News
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 3:10 pm
The North County Times (http://bit.ly/JeNF1b) reported Sunday that a German shepherd named Troy was recovering at a veterinary hospital after he suffered his injuries on May 11 in Oceanside. The do...

Cute animal alert: Endangered dhole pups pop out of MN Zoo den - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 1:30 pm
Dholes, an endangered species with fewer than 2,500 in the wild, weigh barely more than a half-pound at birth. Full-grown, they are about the size of a German shepherd, but look more like a long-le...

Live blog: Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days in jail - NJ.com
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 11:57 am
Most of the people are from the news media. A sheriff's officer is standing outside with a police dog sitting in the steady drizzling rain. Star-Ledger staff writers Tom Haydon and Sue Epstein cont...

Employees and veterans pack almost 900 pounds of donated supplies for soldiers overseas - NJ.com
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 3:57 am
The group also serves four-legged members of the Armed Forces. Some 15 military dogs receive items from the group throughout the year.

Leader?s Fall in China Put Allies in Peril - New York Times
Dateline: May 21 2012 at 1:55 am
He was thrust into the spotlight only once, when two dogs he kept at a home in Olympic Garden Villas, a German shepherd and a pit bull terrier, bit a man to death last July, said one person who has...

Would Departed Fido Want to Leash Up Again? Ask Him - New York Times
Dateline: May 20 2012 at 7:43 pm
Dr. Semel, whose pet was killed by a Rottweiler, tries some silly gimmicks to raise money, including having a dreadful song about cloning recorded, hoping for a viral hit. And Myra, whose last name...

North suburban pet store destroyed in fire - Chicago Sun-Times
Dateline: May 20 2012 at 3:47 pm
It?s been there for as long as I can remember.? Customers became familiar with the store?s mascots ? a black shepherd named Elvira and Jordan, a large Rottweiler ? who would lounge on the floor whi...

Sacramento Police Dog Bodie Recovering After Surgery - msnbc.com
Dateline: May 19 2012 at 7:44 pm
A Sacramento police dog is in stable but critical condition after undergoing surgeries on Friday. On Saturday, police gave an update on Bodie, who was shot in the face and paw when a man opened fir...

Man kicked out of Popeye's for service dog - United Press International
Dateline: May 19 2012 at 4:17 pm
ATLANTA, May 19 (UPI) -- A diabetic man said an Atlanta Popeye's restaurant kicked him out Saturday because of his service dog. Taylor Gipson, 20, suffers from Type 1 diabetes, characterized by sud...

Olympia woman to log 100th marathon this weekend - Tacoma News Tribune
Dateline: May 18 2012 at 9:26 pm
?I?m pretty excited about it,? Powers Russell said. Powers Russell never set out to be a marathoner. Born with hip dysplasia, she was an avid cyclist for almost 20 years to help strengthen her hips...

Marines best friend - Hi-Desert Star
Dateline: May 18 2012 at 8:54 am
There are 12 military working dogs stationed at the Combat Center, and 11 handlers who see to their well-being and training. These dogs sniff out everything from people to explosives to narcotics, ...

Iditarod musher attacked by his own knife becomes laughing stock - Alaska Dispatch
Dateline: May 17 2012 at 11:14 pm
OPINION: When Iditarod dog drive Mitch Seavey was attacked by his own knife in 2011 and injured enough to be forced out of the race, he was upset. He did what people do in America these days when t...

Will America?s military dogs get a promotion? - 89.3 KPCC
Dateline: May 17 2012 at 8:58 pm
Dogs have been stalwart human companions for thousands of years - they share our joys, sorrows, homes and lives, and increasingly, they?ve been following us into battle as well. The story of Cairo,...

David Blunkett urges VAT tax break for guide dog food - BBC News
Dateline: May 17 2012 at 8:05 am
Special high protein food eaten by racing greyhounds and other "working dogs" is VAT exempt. But the tax break does not extend to guide dogs - costing the Guide Dogs charity an estimated £300,000 a...

Senators want to block Facebook?s Saverin from reentering the U.S (update) - Venturebeat.com
Dateline: May 16 2012 at 8:59 pm
Generally speaking, Schumer does some really good things with his power, such as trying to speed up the adoption process for sweet German Shepherd dogs that have served in the military. But when it...

military working dogs - Examiner
Dateline: May 15 2012 at 9:05 am
In honor of Military Appreciation Days during the month of May, which includes Memorial Day of course, here's a great contribution from The Dog Files (www.thedogfiles.com). This is Dog Files episo...

Moline students experience the life of a sled dog - Quad Cities Onlines
Dateline: May 15 2012 at 12:37 am
Rhu, an Alaskan husky, sat patiently as Moline 7th graders took turns dressing her in Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race gear. For their trouble, the students received a canine bootie used to protect sle...

Madison K-9 Timber Retires From The Force - WHNT-TV
Dateline: May 14 2012 at 11:39 pm
After five years on the beat, K-9 officer Timber is retiring due to health concerns, and now will spend retirement with a family he knows well. ?K9 Timber will continue to live with his long-time ...

Retirement for Canine Soldiers? - ABC News
Dateline: May 14 2012 at 7:50 pm
But broken teeth and arthritis prevent him from working at full capacity. Now, the 11-year-old Belgian Malinois could meet a fate met by numerous other military working dogs before him: euthanizati...

The Browser: A quick look at recent book releases - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Dateline: May 14 2012 at 11:08 am
Paradoxically, perhaps, the stories of military dogs and their handlers are rich in humanity -- they're love stories in their purest form. Journalist and author Maria Goodavage was moved to write a...

Military dogs euthanized under American law - Examiner
Dateline: May 14 2012 at 1:28 am
A Hundred puppies are raised every year to serve on the front line in war. They are trained to sniff out roadside bombs, guard equipment and the men and women serving our country. The dogs are as w...

Animal Control, SPCA seeking foster owners for pets in need of adoption - Enid News & Eagle
Dateline: May 14 2012 at 12:45 am
SPCA and Animal Control determine which animals are the most adoptable. Puppies usually are not placed in the system because of the danger of parvo, a contagious canine disease; Winfield said the d...

Iditarod Champ Sues Over Nearly Severed Finger - Insurance Journal
Dateline: May 13 2012 at 8:56 pm
A former Iditarod champion who was forced to drop out of last year?s dog-sled race when he nearly severed his index finger is suing the Oregon company that made his knife and the sporting goods sto...

Doctors Foster and Smith's Quilted Super Deluxe Orthopedic Dog Bed marks comfort - Examiner
Dateline: May 13 2012 at 2:08 pm
While any dog will enjoy the comfort of orthopedic beds, they are especially recommended for dogs that are older, larger, have arthritis, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, calluses, or any bone or jo...

Madison Council to vote on K9 transfer to trainer - Everything Alabama Blog
Dateline: May 13 2012 at 8:17 am
Timber, a 7-year-old German Shepherd which has trained and worked with Officer Josh Gentry for five years -- about 35 years in human years -- has been diagnosed with hip dysplasia. He has been remo...

Military dogs face being put down after service because of obscure law that makes it hard to adopt them - Daily Mail
Dateline: May 12 2012 at 4:18 pm
Adopters or military units themselves are expected to bear the cost of transportation ? which can be thousands of dollars - because the dogs are considered 'equipment'. ?This dog has saved my life ...

Iditarod racer, dog visit Carman Trails Elementary - KSDK
Dateline: May 11 2012 at 5:24 pm
St. Louis County, MO (KSDK) - Local students at a Manchester elementary school got hands-on lesson in pet care and dog sledding from a seven-time Iditarod competitor and his canine partner. Veteran...

Michal Chesal, Baby K'tan: A Baby Carrier Born From Necessity - Huffington Post
Dateline: May 11 2012 at 1:42 pm
But the physical therapist told me the traditional front pack carrier wasn't appropriate for his development because he could have hip dysplasia. He has different issues. With low muscle tone, he n...

Working dogs centre record of 4,000gns at Lazonby Mart - FarmersWeekly
Dateline: May 11 2012 at 6:11 am
A top price and new centre record of 4,000gns was achieved at Lazonby Mart's annual sale of working and unbroken sheep dogs and puppies. An entry of 61 dogs were put forward and auctioneers Harriso...

Military dogs show their skills as thank you to generous fifth-graders - Andover Townsman
Dateline: May 10 2012 at 3:23 pm
Two members of the U.S. Air Force named Mix and Frodo visited West Elementary School last week, where two philanthropic classes of fifth-graders saw them demonstrate what they do in war zones. Mix ...

Minnesota Bringing Out the Dogs to Fight Emerald Ash Borer - Northland's NewsCenter
Dateline: May 8 2012 at 4:15 pm
St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- In a unique partnership, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Working Dogs for Conservation are working together to fight off the infestation of eme...

Iditarod sled dog is lost for six weeks near Fall City - Mercer Island Reporter
Dateline: May 1 2012 at 1:39 pm
Smart and fast, Smilla is a survivor. Half a world away from her home, she?s also too scared to come in from the cold. Smilla is a mixed husky Iditarod racing dog who broke out of her crate on Marc...

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