Archive for September 7th, 2008

Have dog, will travel — and brighten lives (The Standard-Times)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

FREETOWN — A year ago, Nikki, a 9-year-old yellow lab, was scheduled for euthanasia at an area shelter, but thanks to Wayne Sorel she now spends her days brightening the lives of nursing home residents.

Tennessee Police Dog not Dead; Insurance Fraud Alleged (Insurance Journal)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

A West Tennessee prosecutor will not say whether he intends to press charges in the case of an Oakland police dog whose death may have been faked to collect a $5,000 insurance benefit. The Tenness

Ready to nurture: Inmates looking to Collierville Animal Services to revive prison’s dog program (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Since mid-June, Ginger Turnmire and seven of her fellow inmates have been without the four-legged charges that have lifted spirits at a prison for women in Memphis. Dogs — plucked from an animal shelter and delivered to the prison for six to eight weeks of training to make them more adoptable — have been missed. [...]

Village trustee recounts dog attack (The Telegraph)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

EAST ALTON – Dave Kuehnel doesn’t think of himself as a hero, but an ordinary man who rescued a woman being mauled by two pit bulls. “It’s human nature to come to the aid of someone who needs it,” Kuehnel said.

Police dog excels at regional competition (WXOW 19 La Crosse)

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Meet Virgil, a four year old German Sheppard who has been with the Houston County Sheriff’s Department for the past year and a half.