The DogChannel Newswire (06-21-08)

Meet the Dog Who Thinks There’s Nothing Sweetah Than a Cheetah
Sahara and Alexa are the best of mates, but they have a very unconventional friendship. That is because Sahara is a cheetah and Alexa is a giant Anatolian Shepherd guard dog. Destroying the notion that cats and dogs can only be the best of enemies, these two residents of Cincinnati Zoo in the United States have been old muckers since they were barely 2 months old, the Daily Mail (U.K.) reports.
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Disgraced Cloner Reports Success With Tibetan Dog Breed
A South Korean team led by a disgraced cloning expert said Thursday that it had created 17 clones of an endangered dog breed popular in China, The Associated Press reports.
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Dallas City Council to Vote on Proposed Pet Laws
A proposal to strengthen Dallas’ animal control ordinance will go before the City Council next week for a formal vote despite several council members Wednesday suggesting it should be delayed or amended. Provisions limit the number of cats and/or dogs in most households to six and all but mandate the spaying or neutering of pets, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Coyotes Injure Dogs, Kill Cats in Marina
Extremely dry conditions have driven coyotes into several Marina, Calif., neighborhoods in the past several weeks, where they have injured pets and prompted warnings from local police. Marina police said the coyotes have injured two dogs and killed more than 10 cats, KSBW news (California) reports
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Man, Dog Saved From Chicago Apartment Fire
Chicago firefighters rescued a man and his dog from a burning apartment building Friday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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