Nominate your outstanding dog for Elite fame Tell your dog's 'tail' of outstanding canine excellence in 50 words or less  to give it an chance to become a member of the inaugural ELITE (Eukanuba(R) Legends in Total Excellence) Team. Visit Eukanuba's web site to submit photos and your 50-word essay about your incredible dog. 'Up to five dogs from the United States and Canada will be chosen as members of the virtual ELITE Team. The official ELITE Team showcases exceptional canine athletes, award-winning police dogs, heroic search and rescue dogs, renowned show champions, and dedicated assistance dogs...' Love your lab? giddy over your golden? Nominate your dog [PR Newswire]

Firth of Forth authorities warn dog owners to stay away from beaches The officials fear a deadly seal virus which causes extremely painful distemper could spread to pets.'The Scottish Executive and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the alert because of concerns that the recent outbreak of the phocine distemper virus (PDV) could reach the Forth after a seal was washed up in the Dornoch Firth.' Dog warning as seal virus heads for Forth [Edinburgh News]

Human mad cow disease victim didn't eat dog food  UK  A grieving husband mourns for a 46-year old wife who was asked humiliating questions three days before she died: 'First she asked us if she had ever eaten dog food. Then they asked if she ate things like kidney, liver and tripe. When they asked us if she had ever eaten grass we couldn’t believe it...' A Department of Health spokesman said: 'The CJD surveillance unit does have a standard questionnaire which everyone involved in a suspected CJD case is asked. That includes a question as to whether they eat pet food. Some people do.' He said grass was suspect because bone meal feed contaminated with BSE had sometimes been put on fields...' Investigators asked Mad cow disease victim if dog food was diet [The Sun]