The Iditarod, from a dog's perspective (Chicago Sun-Times)
The Iditarod Sled Trail Dog Race -- often called ''The Last Great Race on Earth,'' with 71 man-and-man's-best-friend groups trekking across Alaska -- ended this week. Tuffy the Snow Prince, the outspoken 55-pound Siberian husky on musher Spoons Grabilovitch's sled team, again agreed to keep a daily log for us. Here are excerpts of Tuffy's journal:Day 1: I always skip the ''ceremonial start'' in ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dog park cleanup day is May 8
The Coulee Region Humane Society is organizing a spring clean-up for our two local dog parks on Saturday, May 8. courierlifenews.com |
Dog found in La Jolla traced through Italy to Coronado
Dog's owner no longer wants animal San Diego county officials used an embedded microchip to track down the owner of a German shepherd dog Monday to a Coronado apartment after a weeklong international investigation. fox5sandiego.com |
Dog chows down on SC man's school board petition
The dog really did eat the homework, or, in this case, the petition a South Carolina man was going to file to run for school board. The Beaufort Gazette reported Friday that Terry Thomas of Ladys Island had a petition with almost 200 signatures when he went out to check the mail. But when he returned from the mail box, ... South Carolina - Beaufort Gazette - United States - Board of education ... boston.com |
Pit bull attacks Lantana woman, kills her dog
A casual weekend barbeque takes a terrifying turn when a neighbor's pit bull attacks -- mauling a local woman and killing her pet. Animal control officers say this isn't the first time the dog has been wflx.com |