Bill to make cockfighting a felony wins Va. panel’s OK 

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The stealthy bloodsport of cockfighting, a misdemeanor now in Virginia, would become a felony under a bill that won narrow approval Monday from a Senate committee.
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Super Bowl Security a Massive Effort 
From Dogs to Fighter Jets, Super Bowl Security in Miami a Massive Effort
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Chase Suspect Causes Scene During Arraignment 
The man accused of leading police on a chase through Colerain Township Sunday had to be physically removed by police during his arraignment Tuesday.
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Woof! Grooming stars is no walk in the park for Berloni 
IT BEGAN, as so many Broadway stories do, with a talent search. Bill Berloni ventured out onto the mean streets of Newark, N.J., to find himself the baddest Chihuahua going.
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Recent canine cop grad sniffs out suspect 
The death of a Brooklyn man who spent 32 hours stranded with no cell phone service in a remote area off the Adirondack Northway begs the question: Should there be cell towers in the Adirondack Park?
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Security Stepped Up As Super Bowl Approaches 

With the Super Bowl less than a week away, security for the Big Game has been taken to a whole new level. Go…

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WBZ-AM - If dog-loving lawmakers prevail, Fido could soon be sidling up to bar stools around Washington state under a measure that Putting in long, grueling hours of couch-potato training just to win a TV sports-viewing marathon is simply not feasible Find Out More

Detroit Free Press - A portion of the 1.5-mill police tax hike passed last summer will pay for training and veterinary bills, while a fund-raising Officer Kevin Frabotta, a 16-year police veteran, will become the dog’s partner and live-in pal. According ALIE’s Web site Find Out More

A police dog’s life: hard work, intense loyalty 

This is about a man and his dog. Find Out More…

DOG CITATIONS A Freedom man was cited twice on Jan. 15 with failing to confine his dog, borough police reported. Police said a pit bull belonging to Steven Wise, 23, of 1610 Fourth Ave. was found roaming the streets twice that day. Find Out More…

Tennessee Lawmakers Hold Ethics Reform Training Session

Eyewitness News - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee legislators will soon have a model code of conduct to follow and help keep them from violating newly passed ethics laws. Ethics Commission Executive Director Bruce Androphy told a joint House and Senate convention
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Have heart and flying home
USA Today - The air wing and the carrier are separate Navy commands,” Brown elaborates in an e-mail, “and each does most of its training separate from the other. The aircraft will launch from their home airfield to practice dog-fighting or bombing runs or
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Canine Controversy: Planned Dog Show Facility Concerns Some Neighbors 

A local “dog agility” group’s plan to bring a canine training and show facility to a former farm plot in Williamstown Township has some neighbors concerned.
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Teen takes West Coast honors 
A Frederick teens musical talents have earned her a pair of honors, besting artists from around the world. Jessica Mellott, 17, was recently honored at the Los Angeles Music Awards as best pop singersongwriter of the year and for her personal Web site, www.jessicamellott.com.
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Jan 17 2007 
A major challenge facing Roger Wooldridge and his venture Celtic K9 Security involving dog-based solutions is to explore the commercial potential of the educational programme of the business.
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Working on the railroad 
A lot of ideas come to me on the train ride into Manhattan every morning from Westchester. It’s become a laboratory for me to talk about ideas with people who don’t have a vested interest in the media business.
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Wis. appeals court upholds $7,500 restitution in dog killing 
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) How much is a real good hunting dog worth? $7,500, according to a state appeals court especially if hes described as the Secretariat of the dog world.
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She seemed keen, argues ‘gang assault’ corporal 
A LANCE CORPORAL accused along with three soldiers of a serious sexual assault on a girl they met in a nightclub said today she was like a dog with a wagging tail and gave her consent.
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New Judge rejects jail term for ex-cop who killed neighbor’s dog

Arlington Heights Daily Herald - Calling Lawrence Preston’s fatal shooting of a neighbor’s dog an aberration in an otherwise law-abiding life, a McHenry At the time of the shooting he was in training to become a marine deputy for the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. Now, he said Go

Cape Gazette - Wolter owns and operates the Owens Station Hunting Preserve, Sporting Clays Range and Dog training Center located in a rural area of western Sussex County between Ellendale and Greenwood. There, thousands of men, women and children sharpen their Go

Lafayette Journal and Courier - How do you know what the owner is training the dog to do? Yes, all dogs can be aggressive, but with pitbulls it is the viciousness they exhibit when they do attack and the high degree of lethal wounds they can inflict. I highly doubt my golden Go

Home Away From Home to have pet adoption 

The Home Away From Home Rescue will have a pet adoption from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Magnolia Mall in Florence. Dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be available.
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Yo, Rinty, get ready to wave

Rocky Mountain News - Darin McGregor News Dorothy Yanchak and Rin Tin Tin X relax in their hotel room in Denver on Monday, the day before the dog with the famous name is set to serve as grand marshal for the National Western Stock Show Parade. “We’re honoring animals
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School resolute against dog
Newsday - The standoff between a Nassau County school district and a family whose deaf son wants to take a service dog to school continued yesterday, despite a budding state human rights investigation into the controversy. East Meadow School District officials
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Dog licenses available with town clerk
South Coast Today - WESTPORT Town Clerk Marlene M. Samson has announced that 2007 dog licenses are due April 1 and are available at the clerk’s office. A valid rabies certificate must be presented to obtain a dog license. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m
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A diet pill for the dogs
Newsday - If your dog is a couch potato who’d rather sleep than romp in the park, he or she may have joined the ranks of the obese dogs of the world. The Food and Drug Administration has just approved the first diet pill for plump pedigrees and mutts alike
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FDA Approves First Medication To Combat Canine Obesity 

Pfizer Animal health announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Slentrol(TM) (dirlotapide) for the safe and effective management of canine obesity, making it the first and only veterinary-approved obesity drug for dogs in the United States. [click link for full article]
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Tom Archdeacon: Datish among the best after following father’s lead to OSU 
When it comes to football, you’ve heard of the pooch punt and the Dawg Pound, but here’s another canine connection. \
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DOG PAWSE: Get in touch with your inner dog 
BY TRACIE LALIBERTE-BAILEY/FOR THE SUN CHRONICLE Monday, January 1, 2007 11:41 PM EST I love ringing in the New Year. For me, it is a time of renewal and abundance. I feel energized by the anticipation of all the exciting things may happen in the upcoming year.
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Read: Wagging good pointers 
THERE are many books on dog training out there but few can compare to the Teach Yourself Visually series of pictorial guides that dwell on the same topic.
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