• Dog-napped shelter dog rescued, needs home UK [Lancaster Today]
• Chihuahua rescued after falling 60 feet into Niagara gorge Canada [WMTW]
• Man arrested for rescuing his dog from burning apartment buildingTN [KSTP.com]
• Missing 'search and rescue' dog found dead near home [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
• Related: Police defend decision to cite man who rushed into burning apartment to save dog  KY [The Tennessean]
• Lonely man's dog sentenced to death for mauling UK [ic Croyden]
• Man bludgeon's friend's dog ME [Kennebec Journal]
• Woman who beat dog to death gets probation NY [AP Press, New York Metro]

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Dogs and children with allergies Some dogs seem to cause more severe allergic reactions than others; grooming products may lesson allergic reactions...

'According to Dr. Paul Kentor, of Long Grove, Ill., an allergist with a special interest in the human/animal bond, there's no such thing as a truly hypoallergenic dog breed...' [Clear Channel Pet Center] Related: The Allergy Authority

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Largest dog in the world  to enter Guinness Record Book Istanbul [Daily Times]

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Wild boar jumps into bed with couple to escape Yorkshire Terrier Germany 'I thought a bomb had dropped. There was a loud crash and then I felt something hit the bed. I sat up and there was a wild pig in the bed, tusks and everything, trying to hide under the duvet... ' [Ananova.com]

Termite detector dogs get low marks from some realtors FL Even though University of Florida researchers have found termite-sniffing canines 96 percent accurate, not all termite agencies want or use them. One investigator theorizes that the dogs are too good at their jobs:

' "When you're talking to Realtors representing buyers, they love the dogs... But Realtors representing the seller, they know dogs will find termites. Some people want you to find termites, some people don't." ' [Business Journal of Jacksonville]

Businessman jailed for killing dog, assaulting dog walker Wales A vigilante mistook a man walking his dog for a vandal and assaulted both the dog-walker and his dog with a metal pipe. The dog walker survived with a fractured skull and hand and bruises, but the dog was euthanized for massive injuries... [BBC News]

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Seizure-Alert Dogs Save Humans With Early Warnings The Canine Seizure Alert Society of North Carolina, a non-profit, has managed to train and place 25 reliable seizure alert dogs since 1996:

'How dogs detect an oncoming seizure in a human is a mystery... . Seizure alert dogs are born with this remarkable ability. This sets them apart from other types of service animals...' [National Geographic]

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