Galloway amends dog bill - Burlington County Times

State Rep. John Galloway, D-140, wants to clear any confusion. His proposed dangerous dog bill, which would allow municipalities to create their own dog ordinance, isn’t targeting any specific breed. To make that clear, Galloway amended the bill

Woman Protects Service Dog From Pit Bull Attack - WCCO

CHAMPLIN, Minn. (WCCO) A Minnesota service dog doing is recovering after its owner fought off an attack by pit bulls — with her wheelchair. “I didn’t know what to do. It was really scary,” Tara Wirtjes said. Wirtjes, who is a quadriplegic, said Read

Coco rules the house. My mother, sister and I arrange our schedules around her bowel movements. When I sneeze, I barely get a Bless you. When Coco sneezes, time stops, televisions are muted and we call the vet immediately. Coco is our 10-month Read

(AP) A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them. A day later, the mother stopped caring Read

Paw Prints - Press & Sun-Bulletin

* Look for these dogs at The Humane Society shelter: Females: Beagle/Labrador, cream, 8 weeks; Cane Corso, brindle, 6 months; German shepherd, black, 2 years; Jack Russell, black/white, 3 years. Males: Beagle/Labrador, brown/white, 8 weeks; beagle
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‘Greatest American Dog’ recap: No puppy left behind! - Popwatch

This week’s theme was rescue. In the dog Bone Challenge, that meant one owner had to first get his or her dog to ring a bell, then coach another dog to dig for a rope that would free its master from a box. In the Best in Show Challenge, it involved Go

There s a new caped crusader in town. That should give you pause (four, to be exact, along with her luscious reddish, chocolate curly coat and velvet brown eyes). Cedar, the 10-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever and the doggone Green Crusader Go

Are pit bulls safe? - Sioux City Journal

Over the weekend, a handwritten poster stapled to a 41st Street post in Leeds offered three purebred pit bull puppies. On Sunday a 6-year-old boy in South Sioux City was attacked and bitten by pit bulls, suffering puncture wounds that resulted in Read

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the dangers of keeping animals in the car on hot summer days. Here’s yet another reason you might want to consider leaving your pets at home the next time you’re out for an errand run: On Saturday, a couple’s SUV was Read

dogs dominated a privately owned trail in King George County yesterday afternoon after their masters made donations to two separate local groups. The Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail, which stretches 15.7 miles through the county, was open for eight Read

Tails Of The City - San Francisco Gate

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the dangers of keeping animals in the car on hot summer days. Here’s yet another reason you might want to consider leaving your pets at home the next time you’re out for an errand run: On Saturday, a couple’s SUV was Go

JJ Bowen throws a toy for Riot at Washoe Lake last week. Riot will be part of the Splash dogs group at the Nevada State Fair, which opens in Reno on Wednesday. Brad Horn The 2008 Nevada State Fair is going to the dogs. For the first time Go

A highly decorated U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant major from Coeur d Alene, who died May 9, was buried this afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Sgt. Maj. Bradly Conner, 41, was killed in an explosion while serving his fourth tour in Go