Cosmetic Surgery for Dogs Gains Popularity
What's next, Botox for a Chinese Shar-Pei? The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on a new trend in Brazil: nip-and-tuck, doggie style.
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San Francisco to Turn Dog Poop into Biofuel
Finally, a use for poop. The city of San Francisco plans to launch a pilot program to transform the methane gas in dog waste into energy that could power natural-gas appliances such as furnaces and stoves, the National Geographic News reports.
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Dog Snatchers Walk Stolen Dog, Go To Jail
Afroe, a 6-week-old Doberman Pinscher from Mamakating, N.Y. is back with his owners after being stolen by two dim-witted burglars, the Times Herald-Record reports.
Police nabbed the pair, who allegedly stole the puppy along with some cash and jewelry, walking the dog near his home the day after the burglary.
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Dog Out-Foxes Fox in Attack
Two 4-year-old Seabrook, N.H. boys are safe after an attack by a rabid fox, according The Boston Channel. Their hero? Cinnamon, the familys brave Sheltie.
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Families Fight Over Lost Dogs Vet Bills
A Chicago woman who found an 8-year-old Maltese named Mitzie says she spent $2,000 on the dogs dental work and a broken bone. Now the woman won't return the dog until owner Amanda Berg picks up the tab.
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Posted: March 23, 2006, 5 a.m. EST