Yard dog's luck runs out: shot dead by cops  IL Burger, Jaaron Foster's pet dog, is now effectively 'dead meat', but you can't fault Foster for lack of trying to avoid just such a terrible fate for his beloved rottweiler. According to Foster, three years ago, police shot his then 8-year-old dog in his fenced yard. After that harrowing event, he always secured the wrought iron fence with a metal pin and three years passed without Burger ever escaping the fenced yard. A week ago, Burger got shot again -- this time, dead; and the shooter,  a cop who was serving a warrant on an empty house, claimed the dog charged at him... [Sun-Times column, Mary Mitchell: 'What would cause a cop to shoot fenced-in dog?]

Father Of Mauling Victim Pleads To Gun, Drug Charges Charlotte Boy Killed By Family Pit Bulls When a letter carrier witnessed the horrific and fatal dog attack, he bravely attempted to save a family's son from the family pit bulls; his reward: the father allegedly threatened to kill him... "He was screaming for help. I got me a stick and jumped over the fence. I got the dogs off him..." [NBC 17]

Love My Dog, Love Me The great Arab-Muslim-American puppy story [Slate]

Go Ahead, Sleep With Your Dog  And, no, we don't mean it that way. [Slate]

(there is just nooooo way I'll ever sleep with my dog(s). they snore, they're big, and I know them too well. I know where they've been and what they like to sniff... )

Vet's role in pet's death raises red flag PA Was there really something fishy going on at the vet office?... [Pittsburgh Live]

Dog racing: a strange world, inhabited by strange people UK  The ingredients of this story: dog racing, crooked bets, jilted lovers, and abandoned dogs... [Times Online]

Dear Readers: Happy Thanksgiving... Dog News will resume publication on November 29;

(thank you to Lawrence and Radioland support for vigilantly monitoring message boards and so quickly repairing the 'L:" path not found error which prevented website updates... ) Radioland, the blogging app that just keeps on giving... and giving... back to the community.

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