Marmalade Tragedy Kills Man And His Dog UK [Hexham Courant, Northumberland] (carbon monoxide poisoning from a defective stove probably killed a man and his dog...)

Tales in tail docking: breeders show their teeth AU [Sydney Morning Herald]

Man bites dog to death Shanghai, China [Washington Times]

Neighbors squabble over barking dog FL Another variation on the same old story: barking dog drives neighbors crazy; neighbors think about retaliating by poisoning the dog; police receive unending nuisance reports, etc.. [Sun-Sentinel]

Boy raised by dog dies on welfare Bangkok [News.com.au] Authorities removed a boy from his grandmother's care when they learned the boy was being raised by a dog and he communicated by barking. Without the dog's watchful guardianship, the boy fell victim to either an accident or foulplay...

 elk velvet antler ... the latest supplement for your arthritic dog Canada [AlertNet] (I'm a sucker for supplements for our dogs: currently, they receive Glyco-Flex, a New Zealand green-lipped mussel joint support supplement and we also feed them a vet formulated glucosamine supplement.)

 

what kind of person dyes their dog ?  Dog dyeing CA ( at least the headline isn't 'dogs dying' ... )

'The number of people who dye their dogs may be small, but it's growing, said Susie Swink, styling manager at Kennelwood. People request it for all kinds of occasions -- including a recent wedding, where the bride had her Westie dyed to match her bridesmaids' dresses...' [Monterey County Herald]

 

Google web alerts, another great service from the Google research lab, is open for beta-testing. Now you can track  what's new on the web about your favorite subject,  and have it emailed to you on a daily or weekly basis. You can also track references to your website with Google Alerts. [Blogdex.net] Blogdex tracks the latest buzz on the web

I found 232 dog proverbs in 2 seconds, thanks to Creative proverbs, which provides a searchable database of proverbs from around the world and found in ancient writings. [Readwritethink lists web resources for writers.]

A grateful dog has more worth than an ungrateful man.

If a dog offers to help you across the river, don't ask if he is suffering from the mange.
Arabian Proverbs

Dogster "Dogster lets you view and save photos of dogs, search by breed, size, name, hometown and more"  [Librarian's Index to the Internet]

Walk through the dog park, discover beautiful photos, like Cubby, the pomeranian, and add your own dog photos for free!

(Thank the Librarian's Index to the Internet free newsletter for discovering this wonderful site. Please visit the non-profit LII... it tracks the most interesting and informative sites on the web.)