The DogChannel Newswire (05-22-07)

Friends Present Vest to Police Dog
Matrix, a Belgian Malinois who’s a member of the Phoenixville Police Department's K9 Unit, is now better suited and protected for her job with a bulletproof vest, The Phoenixville (Penn.) News reports.
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Dog Adoption Event: A Lot to Wag About
There were 75 dogs from six Washington shelters at a “Spring into Adoption” event, The Seattle Times reports.
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Natural Foods Go to the Dogs
Since an ongoing recall of pet foods began, manufacturers of natural dog foods have reported brisk sales and new manufacturers have started popping up across the country, The (Pennsylvania) Intelligencer reports.
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Chihuahuas Race for Trip to California
“Brownian motion” is the term scientists use to describe the random, chaotic motion of molecules in a liquid; it’s also not a bad way to describe the path of contestants at the annual Petco Unleashed National Chihuahua Race-Regional Finals, The Galveston (Texas) Daily News reports.
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Canine Academy Aiding Police Presence
Six cadets are enrolled in a canine training academy being held in Fairbanks, Alaska, through June, The Fairbanks (Ala.) Daily News-Miner reports.
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