Manhattan honors rescue dog with sculptures New York "Hundreds of life-size rescue dog statues _ painted by local artists and celebrities _ will appear in front of police stations and fire houses and elsewhere in Manhattan this summer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday...." 

Boy throws dog in burning septic tank California Animal abuse from a runaway almost caused the death of a puppy...

Does your dog watch TV? According to the 'Animal Doctor' of the Washington Post, many dogs do and some of them are even TV critics [and why not...  our dog is... if a TV scene is violent or conveys suffering, he complains by whining, making eye contact and scurrying around. If anyone in the television show is crying, he cries too.] For dogs that bark at the television, the Animal doctor has a cure...

Conan, the barbarian (dog) fights termites Florida When it comes to sniffing out termites, a small 30 pound beagle is deadly accurate. You could call him 'the exterminator' and he won't have to 'be back' any time soon...

Curing your dog's mounting behavior.  When you've had it with your dog's embarrassing behavior, you can: a) get used to it and capitalize on it aka Chris Pirillo or b) get some help to see what's causing the behavior and how to stop it. Some dog behaviorists recommend neutering a dog to take the edge of his excessive energy. 

Dog Secrets recommends a number of approaches: kneeing the dog when he/she humps (not very nice), isolating the dog when he/she humps (takes time, but works), neutering the dog (helps), and diverting their attention by spraying them with water or lemon juice. [Yes, females hump too - humping can also signal dominant behavior or even obsessive compulsive behavior.] The website has other interesting topics too: "should your dog take Prozac?"  and "the most dangerous dogs to kiss."

Chris Pirillo has found a good use for his dog's constant humping - he put up a hilarious web page and in his own words:  "UPDATE! My Humping Dog is now the number one hit page for Google if you searche for "humping dog." But you have to find for humping dog or else it won't come up stupid." 
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Worming Message Consigned To Poop Bin In advertising, if you can't go to the dogs, you go where the dogs go [literally] ... Pharmaceutical company, Bayer plc believes it has found the perfect advertising medium to drive home its message to dog owners about regular worming.. [UKPets.co.uk UK Pet Industry News]

Indepth: the California dog mauling trial Barton Aronson of Findlaw.com reviews the dog mauling case and the basis for the judiciary's decision to second-guess the trial jury's verdict.