Expert explains how to avoid, escape dog attacks

A Bristol, Virginia mother and daughter are recovering from bites after being attacked Friday by a dog in a park.

Guide dog raising program hits Lemoore

LEMOORE — Students at P.W. Engvall Elementary School got a special visit Friday from the Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy truck.

Guide dog puppies start lessons in Lemoore

LEMOORE — Guide Dogs for the Blind delivered six puppies to Lemoore High FFA students Friday afternoon for a summer of training.

Dog agility trials help trainers, pets form bond

The Blue Ridge Dog Training Club Agility Trials at the Sportsplex Indoor Sports and Event Center south of Winchester was in full swing Friday with breeds of all kinds and mixes represented.

Bail set at $5K in latest dog case

GLOUCESTER — The 30-year-old Gloucester man who was arrested Thursday for allegedly kicking his roommate's beagle mix and fracturing the dog's leg in three places, was held on $5,000 cash bail following his arraignment Friday in Gloucester District

Dog Survives Abduction by Cougar

FANNY BAY – A Comox Valley woman says her family pet was lured away from her Fanny Bay home on Friday and the big cat’s intent was to use the dog for training purposes for its two cubs. Aga Shultes … Continue reading →

25 pit bulls seized from alleged dog-fighting training facility in Ind.

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A Muncie man arrested after police seized 25 pit bulls from an alleged dog-fighting training facility now faces 43 charges. Delaware County prosecutors accuse 36-year-old Rahsaan Ahmad Johnson of promoting animal-fighting contests or engaging in animal cruelty

Huron’s need for a drug dog

HURON — On Friday, Leadership Huron will host Dueling for a Dog, a dueling pianos event to raise money for a K-9 drug dog for the Huron Police Department. Many Huron residents might wonder if the city has such a big drug problem that it really needs a K-9 to sniff them out.

Up close with a leader dog

ROGERS CITY – Students in Rogers City schools had a special visitor Friday as Anchor, the future guide dog for the blind, came through town with his trainer from downstate. After visiting students at Rogers City Elementary and St.

Lost companion dog returned anonymously

After Ann Bustell's companion dog went missing for two weeks, she only had one thing to say to Rosebud, a 1-year-old standard poodle, when the two reunited on Friday afternoon.