Residents Have to Scratch for Dog Licenses
Every January when dog licenses come up for renewal, dog lovers in a Utah ski town go wild with anticipation. They start counting the dogs rumored to have died or left town with their owners, hoping that a few of the 42 licenses allowed will be up for grabs, the Associated Press reports.
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Future Guide Dogs Trained at College
For a third year, Rowan University students are raising puppies destined to become Seeing Eye dogs, the Associated Press reports.
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Dogs Teach Kids New Tricks
A library is trying a program designed to improve children’s reading and communication skills using therapy dogs, The Topeka (Kan.) Capital Journal reports.
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Police Seeking Sponsors for New Canines
Retirement has depleted not only the human ranks of the Manchester Police Department, but also the four-footed members of the K9 unit, The Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader reports.
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New State Law Limits Tethering of Dogs
California dog owners who leave their four-legged friends chained up for more than three hours could face a fine of up to $1,000 and six months in jail, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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