Upset soldiers: army unit euthanized mascot dog on orders Iraq It's hard enough for soldiers fulfilling their army tour in Iraq, but when they were ordered to destroy their mascot dog, a dog who adopted all 130 soldiers in a battalian, everyone's morale dipped... [Florida Sun Sentinel]

Dogs have personalities... according to the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology [Discovery Channel] duh...

The dog translator, a magic-8 ball? The Bow-Lingual Dog Translator is a fascinating toy, but not  hard science according to 'Bonnie Beaver, a professor of small animal medicine and surgery at Texas A&M University and a specialist in animal behavior.' She advises people to pay attention more to a dog's overall body language... [Welcome to Springfield News Sun]

Meet Jack, the champion frisbee dog... CA According to Jack's owner, Jack can simply do no wrong:

'If there were more dogs like Jack, this world would be a better place.. He made a great trade for my miserable ex-wife.' [The Beach Reporter]

Alaskan wolves preying on local dogs AK [Anchorage Daily News]

Registered wolf-dog hybrids may stay... IN While the city of Fort Wayne banned new wolf-hybrids, law-abiding citizens who registered their wolf-dog hybrids will probably be allowed to keep them...  [Indy Star]

Dog owners sue pet sitter over lost dog OR You'd think the dog's family would be happy that they received a tip which brought their dog home, but they're suing... for all the emotional stress, costs, etc. and they never even thanked the tipper... [Oregonian]

 During their search for the lost dog, they 'used a white witch, four psychics and a professional animal tracker...' [Ananova Quirkies]

Man who beat 2 dogs to death gets 2 years in prison CA He killed a chow named Gizmo and Pyro, a Dalmation... [Sign on San Diego]

Dog survives being thrown into creek with concrete blocks People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is offering a reward to bring in the criminal who tied the dog up and left it to drown... [Brenham Banner Press]

Remember the unfortunate dog who survived a botched euthanasia? ...  Dog Rescued From Garbage Survived Trash Compactor, Too 

The dog was euthanized with drugs, presumed dead, put into a plastic bag and then a trash compactor and compressed, and survived that. It's just amazing it lived through that whole mess... According to supervisors at the shelter, the euthanist did his job correctly: he followed proper procedures. [He] gave the dog two shots, one to sedate her, the other to stop her heart. And he listened with a stethoscope for a heartbeat, not hearing one...  The SPCA is investigating.[Home News Tribune]

Dog survives 5 days in jaws of steel trap NE A beautiful red setter owes its life to two boys who rescued it from a steel trap and took it to a vet... [McCook Daily Gazette]