The DogChannel Newswire (10-24-07)

Disaster Relief Groups Seek Volunteers
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and an animal rescue group are seeking volunteers and donations to help animals affected by the California wildfires, The Los Angles Times reports.
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Pink Harness Helps Locate Dog on the Run
A reminder of one dog’s brave battle against cancer helped another find her way home after a five-day adventure, The Redding Pilot (Connecticut) reports.
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Bomb-Sniffing Dog Dies in the Line of Duty
An Air Force Security Forces dog trained to sniff out explosives was killed in a Baghdad explosion last month that knocked his handler unconscious, The Air Force Times (Virginia) reports.
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Groomer Charged in Dog Poisoning
An Illinois dog groomer was charged with throwing antifreeze-laced meat over a fence and poisoning two show dogs, The Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star reports.
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Dog Saves Jogger From Attack
An attempted assault on a female jogger is thwarted after her 120-pound Labrador Retriever intervened and bit the man on his thigh, prompting him to run away, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports.
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