The DogChannel Newswire (05-30-09)

Chihuahua and Terrier Team Up Against Cougar
Rosie the Border Terrier and Chiquita the Chihuahua gave a mountain lion more than it could handle over the Memorial Day weekend, according to a story in the Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette Times, OregonLive.com reports.
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Decision Delayed on Drug Dogs, Searches at Hawaii Schools
The state Board of Education has postponed a decision on controversial amendments to the public school system's disciplinary rules — including changes that would allow for student locker searches and drug-sniffing dogs, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.
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Dog Who Saved Owner From Michigan Fire Is Euthanized
A terminally ill Bulldog whose barking awakened her owner in time for both to escape from a burning house in Michigan has been euthanized, The Associated Press reports.
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West Knoxville Groomer Jailed on Animal Cruelty Charge After DUI Arrest
Authorities charged the owner of a West Knoxville, Tenn., pet-grooming business on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty after he was found allegedly drunk in a ditch near his wrecked Jeep, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
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Dispute Over Dog Leads to Fatal Shooting
Authorities in Caldwell County, N.C., allege a man was fatally shot by deputies after a dispute over a dog led him to wound four people, including a child, United Press International reports.
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