Couple, Dog Rescued in Utah
A couple and their dog spent a freezing cold night lost in Culvert Canyon northwest of Moab, Utah. Authorities say they went for a hike on the Golden Spike Trail Monday afternoon and became lost, KUTV (Utah) reports.
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Owner in Iraq, Dog Is MIA
Edith Drobek, 83, cannot eat or sleep worrying about the dog who snuck out her door Dec. 10.The dog belonged to her stepdaughter, Maj. Daine Drobek, a medical counselor with the U.S. Air Force who is currently deployed in Iraq, the Joliet (Ill.) Herald News Reports.
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Man Rescues Dog From Icy Creek
A Missouri restaurant manager was trying to clear snow from the sidewalk Saturday night when he heard a squeaking noise from the creek that runs past the restaurant. The noise came from a 7-year-old dog who was trapped, the St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch reports.
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Boy Died in Fire Trying to Save Dog
Neighbors and the firefighter uncle of a 9-year-old Staten Island boy who died in a horrific fire said Monday they believed the child perished trying to save his dog, New York Daily News reports.
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Volunteers Put Greyhounds on Fast Track for Adoption
Greyhound Angels Adoption, based in Pennsauken, N.J., has arranged the adoption of 331 retired racing greyhounds so far this year, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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