Indianapolis: When cops fire guns, it's usually at dogs "When Indianapolis police officers fire their guns, three times out of four they are aiming at dogs. That startling statistic was uncovered by a Star computer analysis of Police Department records." A surge in ownership of attack dogs  and so-called "agressive breeds" by urban dwellers is blamed for this alarming use of guns by police. Add to that statistic the fact that children are often nearby or victims of dog attacks and it becomes clear that police shootings are only a response to an increasingly desperate problem and not the answer... [Indianapolis Star]

Missing dog found in 10-ft python OH A dog, reported missing, turned up inside a 10-ft python found lurking under a Columbus, Ohio woman's house. The woman called police when she discovered the Burmese python, with an ominous bulge in its middle, lurking under her house. Burmese pythons achieve a length of 25 feet when fully grown. Police are looking for the python's owner ... [Columbus Dispatch via obscurestore.com] Related: Those pesky alligators at it again ... snackin' on pets

Nominate your dog for dog of the day Want to get your deserving dog (or cat) a little more recognition? [found via blogdogs.com] If you like dog humor and you think dogs have the edge in common sense in society, head over to blogdogs.com. A sample of their right-on dog writings follows:

"Actually, dogs have been contacting us, too, but they just want to know what our butts smell like. (It would sure save me a lot of time if humans were so practical.) So, here's a scratch-and-sniff for the dogs, and the rest of you will have to keep on reading...



Anyway, as far as breeds go, Woody's a pure-bred Ayarbie (i.e., an Indeterminate Reddish-Brown dog). He had papers when he was really young, but eventually he was expected to poop outside. "