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Ohio Dog Shot 6 Times To Move In With Vick Dogs

August 24, 2010 in Adoption News, Endangerment, News

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TOLEDO, Ohio â€” A German shepherd that survived six gunshots in Ohio soon will move to a no-kill shelter that took in pit bulls seized from Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring.

The Best Friends Animal Society says Sarge will leave for his new home in southern Utah by the end of the month. He’ll be with about 1,700 other animals.

Humane Society workers in Toledo had said Sarge wouldn’t be put up for adoption after he bit two employees, but the Utah shelter has agreed to take him in.

Authorities say Sarge’s owner and another man took turns shooting the dog while he was in a cage.

Vick, now quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, served 18 months in prison for his involvement in the dogfighting ring.

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by Melody Chen

Uncle Sam Wants Some Good Dogs

August 24, 2010 in Law Enforcement, Military, News, Working Dogs

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By Ken Dilanian for Tribune Washington bureau

WASHINGTON â€” Wanted, to serve their country: A few (thousand) good dogs.

As it guards the borders and hunts for terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security relies on an elite squad of about 2,000 canines to sniff for bombs, drugs and smuggled cash.

Now the department is moving to expand its four-legged force by 3,000 â€” about 600 dogs a year over the next five years â€” according to a recent bid solicitation aimed at small breeders across the country.

Males and females are eligible, ages 12 to 36 months. DHS is looking for Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, German shepherds, Dutch shepherds, Belgian Malinois “or other working, herding or sporting breeds with prior approval.”

DHS says no training is necessary â€” their experts will handle that. But the candidates must be “alert, active, outgoing, confident” and “extremely tolerant of people,” according to the solicitation, which sets a July 23 deadline.

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by Melody Chen

Lola the Chihuahua: Cute Video

August 23, 2010 in Fun Videos, News

Cute Chihuahua video! Enjoy!

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Dog Missing After Fatal NJ Crash Found Safe

August 23, 2010 in Endangerment, Lifestyle News, News

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By Stephanie Barish for wpix.com

PATERSON, N.J. (WPIX) – A two-year-old dog that escaped a fatal car crash in Paterson on Sunday was found safe and sound Thursday.

John Everhart, of Bethesda, Maryland, was driving his SUV on Interstate 80 when authorities say it flipped over on the highway. Everhart died in the crash.

The 20-year-old adopted the 40-pound basset hound named “Bodhi” about a year ago.

According to reports, the victim’s father, Jay Everhart, said the family was in Maryland for a memorial service when they received news the dog had been found.

Animal control officials say the dog was found on Caldwell Ave. near McBride Ave. early Thursday.

Everhart’s father said a friend of John’s will pick up the dog and bring him home to Bethesda.

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Owner: Dog Was â€˜My Heroâ€™ During Knife Attack

August 23, 2010 in Heroics, Law Enforcement, News

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By Laura Crimaldi for Boston Herald

A Southbridge woman is hailing her 5-year-old pit bull as a hero after the dog was stabbed multiple times while protecting her from an enraged boyfriend wielding a 12-inch serrated knife.

â€œSheâ€™s my hero,â€ Marie Wells, 31, said of Princess, who is hospitalized on the grounds of the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. â€œI was not injured thanks to Princess.â€

Wells said Princess sustained three major stab wounds, including a six-inch laceration and others that nearly went down to the bone. She said Princess began nipping at her boyfriend, Eric Reyes, 30, while the couple were arguing at 1 a.m. Wednesday in their apartment.

â€œShe did not attack him,â€ Wells said. â€œShe was in front of me trying to protect me.â€

Reyes is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Monday in Dudley District Court, said Timothy Connolly, a spokesman for Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

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City Dwellers More Likely To Consider Dog Or Cat Their ‘Baby’

August 23, 2010 in Lifestyle News, News

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By Robert Preidt for HealthDay

A pet’s status in a family may be influenced by where the owners live, new research suggests.

People who regard pets as children tend to have a city background, for example, while those in rural areas have a more practical attitude, said study author David Blouin, of Indiana University.

“To think of pets as just another animal is not uncommon in rural areas, which makes sense given the utilitarian relationships people in rural areas are more likely to have with a range of different animals â€” from farm to wild animals,” Blouin, an assistant professor in the sociology and anthropology department at Indiana University South Bend, said in an American Sociological Association news release.

He also found that pets often lose their status as “children” when owners start having children.

“If you have kids, you have less time to spend with your pets. That’s part of it, but not the whole story. People who think of their pets as their children often re-evaluate this thought when they have human children of their own,” Blouin said.

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Wonderland Dog Racetrack In Mass. To Close

August 23, 2010 in Lifestyle News, News

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By Lyle Moran for The Associated Press

REVERE, Mass. â€” Wonderland Greyhound Park shut down after 75 years on Thursday, a move that follows the end of live dog racing in Massachusetts and the apparent demise of a casino gambling bill that might have allowed the track to lure patrons with slot machines.

Wonderland said in a statement that it was suspending business operations immediately because it could no longer compete in a “drastically changed gaming market” that includes casinos, slot parlors and a so-called racino in neighboring states.

Since a voter-approved ban on greyhound racing took effect on Jan. 1, the track had remained open for simulcasting, in which patrons can place bets on races being run in other states.

Richard Dalton, president and CEO of Wonderland, said remaining employees were notified this week that they would lose their jobs.

“This is an emotional day for all of us, and the most difficult part of it is the hardworking people who have been given notice that they no longer have a job,” said Dalton, who added that many of the employees had worked at the track for decades.

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