The Unhidden Life of Dogs

The Washington Post;  June 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ......level of connection with dogs is profound." But: "We humans...our newborns. . . . While dogs live in a world of scents...those differences, humans and dogs often miscommunicate, and...mildly irritating to life-threatening. Some of this miscommunication...relationship between humans and ...

DOGS JUDGE PEOPLE ON BEHAVIOR

Rocky Mountain News;  July 8, 2002 ;     350 words ......Mary's behavior. Some dogs become threatening to people who act...threat. Sometimes dogs take their cues...owners and become threatening when the owner acts...respond by becoming threatening as well. The cues to which dogs respond don't have...

DOGS JUDGE PEOPLE ON BEHAVIOR.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 8, 2002 ;     357 words ......Mary's behavior. Some dogs become threatening to people who act...threat. Sometimes dogs take their cues...owners and become threatening when the owner acts...respond by becoming threatening as well. The cues to which dogs respond don't have...

85 dogs seized at Brown County farm; Despite her claims that she hasn't...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 31, 2002 ;     545 words ......says she and her family love all 85 of their dogs. The dogs are part of our family, she said. But Tim Shields, an attorney...Humane Society and other animal lovers removed Odegaard's dogs - St. Bernards, Dalmatians, shih tzus, collies, basset...previous visits he made to the farm, he observed that the ...

DOGS ADD CONTROL FACTOR AT JAIL; THE DOGS SNIFF OUT DRUGS AND PROTECT JAIL...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  March 14, 2002 ;     667 words ......the cute, cuddly K9s lawmen take to show-and-tell. These dogs are ready to bite. The other dogs you can take to schools, said detention officer Tracy Smith...edge at all times. The sheriff's department is using the dogs - Kimo went into service last year, the other dog will begin...ferret out inmates who ...

Mass slaughter of dogs in anti-rabies compaign sparks concern

Xinhua News Agency;  August 10, 2006 ;     665 words ......government organized squads of people in villages to beat dogs to death with wooden poles. By August 3, about 50,000 dogs had been slaughtered, with only police and military dogs spared. Yang's two dogs did not escape the calamity. Over 90 percent of villagers supported the decision to slaughter ...

Witnesses tell of meetings with dogs

Daily Breeze;  February 26, 2002 ;     448 words ......with a verylarge dog she identified as Hera, one of the dogs involved in the killing of Whipple on Jan. 26, 2001. Asked...larger dog. "The female defendant said, `Please leash your dogs. You don't know how serious this is. This dog has been abused. He'll kill your dogs.' " The witness added, "She was ...

MOST DOGS ARE NATURAL-BORN 'GUARDS'

Rocky Mountain News;  November 10, 2003 ;     294 words ......through domestication because wolves, the ancestors of dogs, rarely bark. For our ancestors, living in dangerous environments...and aggression toward others. It's a good thing that most dogs aren't aggressive with unfamiliar people. It would be hard to have dogs as pets if they tended to attack anyone ...

Witnesses: Killer Dogs Were Menaces

AP Online;  February 26, 2002 ;     363 words ......a very large dog she identified as Hera, one of the two dogs that killed Diane Whipple. Asked by Assistant District...larger dog. The female defendant said, 'Please leash your dogs. You don't know how serious this is. This dog has been abused. He'll kill your dogs.' Harris added, She was very insistent ...

OWNER THREATENS TO SUE TO GET DOGS BACK

Evansville Courier & Press;  August 10, 2005 ;     358 words ......Animal Control Commission "my dogs are my life" is threatening to sue the commission for taking...court before I'll get rid of my dogs," Helen Gebhardt said at Tuesday...Superintendent Tom Hayden said three dogs have died in Gebhardt's care...so. Currently, she has nine dogs, which have all ...

As Millburn students read, dogs listen

Gurnee Review (IL);  May 1, 2008 ;     351 words ...For Mary Grom, watching students read to dogs is a heartwarming experience. A reading specialist in Millburn Elementary District 24, Grom invites in reading therapy dogs who then listen to children who find reading challenging. The dogs foster a non-threatening environment -- a "safe haven," as Grom ...

Dog Attack Shakes Rockville Neighborhood;Residents Say 3 Rottweilers That...

The Washington Post;  September 17, 1990 ;     587 words ......who was mauled Saturday by three large dogs said yesterday they are horrified that...investigation. The Rottweilers, large short-haired dogs that resemble Dobermans, escaped from their...animals to the Montgomery Humane Society. The dogs' owners, Paul Levin and Hagit Gedalya...

Letter: Viewpoints - Make owners responsible for their dogs.(Letters)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  May 23, 2008 ;     233 words ......ignoring the responsibility of the owner. I have owned dogs, of all sizes, for 40 years but lately I have seen a tendency for a growing minority of dog owners to allow their dogs to lunge at others dogs. I have two dogs that find this threatening, including myself. This happened to us ...

Indian Kashmir city to poison more than 100,000 stray dogs

Oakland Tribune;  March 7, 2008 ;     619 words ......Officials in Indian Kashmir have poisoned hundreds of dogs and aim to kill all 100,000 strays in the region's main...India has long struggled to control its millions of stray dogs, a problem exacerbated by rapidly growing cities and slums...ways. City officials said they would press ahead. "These dogs ...

`Cats & Dogs': Not so bad for dog lovers

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  July 12, 2001 ;     543 words ......movie centers around an upperground war between cats and dogs is enough to leave you scratching your head in wonder. Yet, somehow, it works. Cats driving a limo, dogs communicating with secret agent dog collars are all examples...to nab some of the smarter laughs. Unfortunately, Cats & Dogs isn't shy ...