Buster sniffs out Iraqi weapons stash 'A dog of war was hailed the hero of a British Army raid on an Iraqi stronghold on Tuesday. Explosives sniffer dog Buster unearthed a huge hidden cache of arms from an enemy camp in a dawn raid on five suspect properties...' [BBC News]

Dog returned to owner when court determines owner by dog's DNA UK If only every dog had two homes vying for it. [BBC]

RSPCA needs funds for dog rehoming efforts UK 'A former RSPCA rescue dog Sunny is the mascot behind plans to convert a boarding kennel in Weston-super-Mare into a state of the art re-housing centre.' Sunny also plays the role of 'Annie's dog Sandy in a production of the musical Annie at the Playhouse Theatre in Weston...'  [BBC News] (we got our dog from the ASPCA... help the SPCA... )

Is your dog bad to the bone? A research study is looking for wacked out, naughty dogs ... to enroll them in a study to find out if drugs like Prozac in combination  with behavioral therapy can turn them into 'good' dogs... [WBXX-FM Pet Center] (hmmm... maybe they should enroll their owners at the same time)

[apologies to readers: the computer sorta crashed and burned today ... now, it's up... knock on wood]

Steve and Checkers get the scoop on Dog Island With a little lifted leg work and digging via Google, Steve finds that Dog Island may really be 'Dog Meat Island' or is it ?... read on [Newsisfree]