Employees love dogging it at work

"Allowing workers to bring their dogs to work can be a strong competitive hiring advantage among dog lovers, suggests a survey conducted by Simply Hired, a job search engine, and Dogster.com."
Gannett News Service

With patience, tap of stylus, owning dog is virtual reality

"I have a new dog. He’s about the size of my pinkie and lives in a virtual home in my new Nintendo DS."
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

John Grogan- Marley & Me: The whole truth

"In light of the scandal enveloping bestselling author James Frey, who now admits his purportedly nonfiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces" is riddled with fabrications and exaggerations, the online accuracy watchdog SmokingCanine.com has launched an investigation into another memoir currently topping best-seller lists. We now bring you this shocking expose:"
Philadelphia Inquirer

Dog owners feel the pinch

"Pet theft is on the increase, and thieves are resorting to more and more violent acts to steal valuable animals. But with the police often dismissive of the crime, what can owners do to protect their loved ones"
The Telegraph

Internet dog buyer, beware

E-commerce with breeders risky, experts warn
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Dog making slow, but steady recovery - News - MSNBC.com

"Amazing Grace, the dog that survived a knife attack last January, still bears the physical and behavioral scars of her ordeal one year later."
Connecticut Post via MSNBC

Canine Fix for Seniors' Loneliness

"For seniors in nursing homes, loneliness may fade faster after visits from a friend that can bark but not talk."
WebMD

Delta dogs take the long road to adoption

Unwanted animals from the Mississippi Delta are finding new homes over 1,000 miles away up north.
Clarksdale Press Register

Wounded Air Force dog handler adopts canine comrade-in-arms

"An Air Force bomb-dog handler who was severely injured in Iraq adopted her closest comrade in war -- an 80-pound German shepherd named Rex -- in a small ceremony Friday at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado."
Washington Post

Every Dog Has His Wash Day

"In a world full of modern conveniences, one thing still eludes many people - a hassle-free way to wash their pet. Now there's a new way to make that task a little easier. It's called Pet Clin, a drive-in pet-bathing booth that started in Europe and is expanding to the United States."
Tampa Tribune

Dog Returned to Teen Fighting Cancer

"A Yorkshire terrier dog that was a gift to a cancer-stricken teenager has been returned to her following a confidential settlement with a woman who had been caring for the pooch and was reluctant to give him up, a lawyer in the case revealed Friday."
1010 WINS New York

Dog saves best friend's life

"Blackie, 21-year-old Lee Schwersenska's black lab-German shepherd mixed breed dog, has been inconsolable since her best friend was seriously injured in a freak accident at his home in mid December."
Oshkosh Northwestern

Pet food firm noticed toxic problem months ago

Diamond Pet Foods officials began noticing a high incidence of contaminated corn deliveries at its Gaston, S.C., manufacturing facility in September — three months before the company issued a recall of potentially poisonous dog food.

MSNBC

Research suggests dogs may be able to detect cancer in patients' breath

Most dog owners can regale you with tales about their pooch's smelling acumen: the Labrador who dived tens of feet to the bottom of a lake to retrieve an old tennis ball; the pug who found a stray peanut behind the couch; the beagle who bee-lined to the carcass of a chipmunk half a mile away. But an international team of scientists says it may have harnessed that talent to help detect cancer.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Docking dogs' tails 'is mutulation'

PetOwnersOnline.com

S. Korean scientists faked two papers but cloned dog

Washington Post

Barking dog helps residents flee fire

Arizona Republic

Doggy Design creates canine coats

Special needs dog inspires a new business for dog lover.
Kennebec (ME) Journal