Archive for August 19th, 2008

Wounded Iraq veterans find comfort in dog training (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

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Man Accused Of Running Dog Fighting Ring Stands Trial (KTHV Little Rock)

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The trial for a Saline County man accused of fighting pit bulls is being heard by a jury. It’s the largest dog fighting case Saline County prosecutors there have ever handled.

Wounded Iraq vets find comfort in dog training (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

BC-FEA–Pets-Creature-Walter Reed,0977 Wounded Iraq vets find comfort in dog training AP Photo NYLS505, NYLS506, NYLS507 By LINDA LOMBARDI For The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rico the pit bull mix is bursting with adolescent energy when he’s led into a training center by Army Capt. Lawrence Minnis.

4-Hers bring a sense of calm to competition (The Truro Daily News)

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

By Colin MacLean Truro Daily News BIBLE HILL — The most frustrating part of training a dog is telling it to do something and watching it sit there and do nothing, says Mackenzie Spencer.

Around San Ramon: Providing a liffe-saving vest for Deny the police dog (Contra Costa Times)

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

KEITH BUTLER HAS ALWAYS had a love and passion for dogs. So when he became a police officer, he first volunteered to be the “bad guy” that the police dogs would chase in training.