Dog Fetches Help for Owner After Boat Tips Over
A man was fishing off his small boat with his Springer Spaniel when the boat overturned about 400 yards off shore. While the man hung on to the side of the boat, the dog swam to shore and ran home barking, the Associated Press reports.
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Angelinos Told to Keep Their Paws Off Dog Park
Under the Santa Monica city code, only dogs with tags from that city are allowed in the off-leash area of the new Santa Monica Airport Park, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Site registration may be required.)
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Prison Program Makes Good on Training Dogs for Adoption
About 2,000 dogs have been molded in the past 15 years by Colorado’s Prison Trained K-9 Companion Program, which uses inmates at various Colorado prisons to train dogs, The (Ft. Collins, Colo.) Coloradoan reports.
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Politicians Barking for Pooch Crackdown
Massachusetts Rep. Martin Walsh is howling mad about dogs running wild inside moving cars and is considering filing legislation requiring drivers to buckle up their canines, The Boston Herald reports.
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Dog Gives Life to Save Kids
A plucky Jack Russell Terrier saved five children from two marauding dogs, but was so severely mauled in the fight that he had to be put down, the Associated Press reports.
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