Thanks to Calli for barking in this plea for help for her buddy, Peanut.

PLEASE , a dear friend of mine went on a small vacation, ( for a weekend) left her beloved mini pin with a friend, the dog escaped , and they cannot find her - they have 24 hours of shifts searching the woods , NOT one human said they have seen this dog , flyers in every shelter & vets office, nothing is helping:

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What a girl!!! Big barks for Margaret May!!!!

Thanks to Treena for barking in this article from NewsOk.

Canine rescuer wins award
Dog’s efforts avert drownings

By Robert Medley
Staff Writer

With a toddler clinging to her neck, her knees and feet slipping on moss, Julie Whittaker fought to keep the girl’s head above water.

Yet the more Whittaker struggled to get out of Lake Overholser, the farther down the ramp she slid into the murky water.

It took a 28-pound Pembroke Welsh corgi, short on legs but long in heart, to save Whittaker and her 2-year-old great-niece, Kyleigh Grace Todd, from drowning that afternoon.

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Thanks to Newsday.com for this news about eveybody’s favorite DVD sniffers.

Crime dogs break up counterfeit DVD ring

BY Anthony M. Destefano, Newsday Staff Writer
August 30, 2007

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and his investigators have gotten the help of some top dogs to bust up a suspected counterfeit movie operation.

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Another Day, Another Dog by Trevor Rowe is a gentle memoir. Imagine you wander into a small English village, find the ancient, inviting pub and open the door to a cool, quiet inner sanctum of a room. You notice an interesting older man sitting in the corner with a few friends. As you listen (you aren’t really eavesdropping because the room is small enough and there aren’t too many people here now that you can easily hear the Englishman’s monologue) you catch yourself being drawn into his stories.

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A thug is a thug no matter his nationality or race.

Thanks to the TimesOnline for this article.

Undercover film links Gaelic football star to dog-fighting
David Sharrock, Ireland Correspondent

A Gaelic football star is a leading player in the illegal and savage world of dog-fighting, it was claimed last night.

Gerard Cavlan, an All-Ireland medal winner with Tyrone, is a senior figure in a dog-fighting operation known as The Bulldog Sanctuary Kennels, a television documentary on BBC Northern Ireland alleged.

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Hmmmm, most pro football fans want Vick to get jail time. Does that mean the media and Vick defenders will quit saying that those of us who want justice for the dogs Vick abused and murdered are just a bunch of lefty PETA fanatics?

Thanks to USA Today for this update.

Care of pit bulls in Vick case being decided

By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY

While the courts and animal experts decide the fates of about 50 pit bulls taken by investigators in the Michael Vick dogfighting case, Vick’s agreement to plead guilty says he must pay the “full amount” to evaluate — and possibly put down — the dogs.

“Such costs may include … all costs associated with the care of the dogs … including, if necessary, the long-term care and/or humane euthanasia of some or all of those animals as may be directed by the court,” the agreement says.

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Thanks to Tammy, furmom to Dakota and the rest of the Nebraska Pack, barked in about this lovely poem from Tawny’s furmom, Kathy.

If you cross-post or copy and send this poem, please remember to include the copyright.

Clothed in Fur

I have a loving heart that is clothed in fur
in mutual trust, my soul is shared with her
Her love’s the shape of infinity & forever more
and she travels with me through life’s every door

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Thanks to Clare at Dog Topics for barking in this excellent piece from PBRC News and Views to my attention. The author is Kate Fraser of the Animal Farm Foundation. She reminds us all to remember the dogs so cruelly affected by dogfighting.

Guest Blogger - In Whose Yard the Dog Sits

Animal lover or not, it would take someone with a heart of stone to read the details of the crimes Michael Vick committed against the pit bull dogs in his “care” and not feel sick. While the media talk about how much “time he’ll do” and whether or not he’ll ever play in the NFL again, there is one vital piece of information missing from the equation…this isn’t about Michael Vick, it’s about the dogs.

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Isn’t there a good person in Christchurch who can rent this kind man a flat?

Thanks to Stuff.co.nz for this article.

Blind man evicted for keeping dog
By JOHN HARTEVELT - The Press | Thursday, 30 August 2007

A blind man is being evicted from his Christchurch City Council flat for keeping a dog which he said turned his life around.

Travis Hardy was yesterday issued with an eviction notice by the Tenancy Tribunal after failed attempts at mediation.

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I bet those grandchildren wish they had been nicer to Trouble!

Thanks to Jayson over at the Daily Woof for barking over this article from Yahoo Finance.

Helmsley’s Dog Gets $12 Million in Will
Wednesday August 29

Helmsley Dog Gets $12 Million, but Real Estate Billionaire Leaves Nothing to 2 Grandchildren

NEW YORK (AP) — Leona Helmsley’s dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley’s grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire’s estate.

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