Feds Teach Bomb Dogs New Tricks
Federal agents are trying to outsmart — and outsniff — new threats from terrorists by teaching bomb-detection dogs to be on alert for devices made from everyday products, The Associated Press reports.
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Firefighters Rescue Dog in Icy Lake
A black Labrador Retriever named Pearl who plunged through thin ice on a Denver lake was reunited with her owner after a firefighter in a dive suit scooted along the ice and scooped up the scrambling pooch, The Associated Press reports.
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Canine Reunited with World’s Oldest Chimp
A chimp got his dog back Tuesday, The Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun reports.
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Bill Against Dogfighting Clears House Committee
A bill that would toughen Georgia’s anti-dogfighting law cleared a key legislative committee today and is moving toward the full House for a vote, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Kittens Happy with Canine Caregiver
Kittens at a New Zealand pet shop are literally lapping up canine attention — their surrogate mother is a dog, The (New Zealand) North Shore Times reports.
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