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VOL. II - No.
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2 Dogs, a Man and a Car vs.
1
Alligator. And the Winner Is...
TAMPA, FL (USA) This
may go down in history as the weirdest tag-team mud-wrestling match
ever. On one side, weighing in at 70 pounds... [full story] |
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BIZARRE DOG LAW: Can a Rottweiler
Apply for Political Asylum?
SARREBOURG (France) A
13-month-old Rottweiler named "Kaya" has captured the
attention of French magistrates, politicians and perhaps even
President Jacques... [full story] |
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UPDATE:
Happy Landings for Eagle-Riding Dog
MADISON, ME (USA) Not many
dogs can say they've hitched a ride with a passing eagle... [full story] |
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MISSION: IMPOOCHIBLE, Part I
(British Soldiers Rescue Stray Mutt from Kabul)
KABUL (Afghanistan)
Two refugee dogs made it out of
Afghanistan this month, one under the... [full
story] |
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MISSION:
IMPOOCHIBLE, Part II
(Reporter Smuggles 'Dog-Fight Bait' Puppy Out of Afghanistan)
KABUL (Afghanistan)
Malcom Garcia, a reporter, was in no position to be rescuing dogs
while on assignment in Afghanistan... [full story] |
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Robbed by a Dingo
BRISBANE (Australlia)
After enduring a month of jeers,
sneers and ridicule from his friends and co-workers, a Cornubia
man has found evidence to substantiate his claim that... [full story] |
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3 Canines Conspire to Conquer the
World
(Ireland; USA; France)
You heard it here first: dogs
have begun to take over the world. So now... [full story] |
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Deaf Puppy Pulls Drowning Girl
from River
GALLOWAY (Scotland)
You think you've got
problems? An unwanted, deaf Dalmatian with behavioral issues
and a malformed jaw still found time to save the life... [full story] |
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Dog Refuses to Abandon Murdered
Farmer
NORTON (Zimbabwe)
In a land marred by unbridled
violence and racial slaughters, the only semblance of humanity
comes from a dog... [full story] |
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Dog
Prevents Rape, Testifies in Court; Suspect Convicted
SIMI VALLEY, CA (USA)
Not all great K-9 law
enforcement dogs have to be burly German Shepherds... [full story] |
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Dog Gets Lost in Back Yard for 1.5
Yrs
TUCSON, AZ (USA)
The Arizona Daily Star
brings us news of an unbelievable event: after a year and a half,
"Shadow" the dog has come home... [full story] |
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog
Tails
LONDON (UK)
Not to be dissuaded by the heated controversy over anti-fox
hunt legislation in the UK, the British government has confirmed
that it is considering animal welfare legislation that will outlaw
the... [full story] |
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This
Month's Strangest Dognappings
(UK & Brazil)
Dognappers asked for £3000 ransom for the safe return of
"Rosa" early this month. This and two other tales
of purloined pooches are just bizarre enough... [full
story] |
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Puppy Gets Washed Down the Drain
HIGH POINT, NC (USA)
Strange,
ghostly wails emanating from beneath the city turned out to be the
distressed calls of a young puppy who had gotten stuck in a... [full
story] |
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Hero Dog Pulls Paralyzed Man Out
of Mud Pit
LONDON (UK)
Here's a story about a dog who
really lived up to his name. "Hero", the
four-year-old Golden Retriever, has been credited with saving the
life... [full
story] |
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Flunking Hunting
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA (USA)
What do you do with a dog who
fails duck hunting school? Send him to the police academy,
of course! That's what happened... [full
story] |
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Eagle
Snatches Dog and Flies Off,
Dog Escapes
MADISON, ME (USA)
To any Skowhegan resident who may have looked up in the sky on
Friday morning and seen a strange, four-legged creature with
enormous wings and a spaghetti tail... [full
story] |
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Man
Punches Police Dog ...Bad Idea
MADISON, ME (USA)
To any Skowhegan resident who may have looked up in the sky on
Friday morning and seen a strange, four-legged creature with
enormous wings and a spaghetti tail... [full
story] |
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One
Thousand Construction Workers Save Four Mutts
MOSCOW (Russia)
Two dog-catchers were cursed, threatened and chased away by a
mob of Moscow construction workers who came to the defense of four
stray dogs... [full story] |
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Burned
Puppy Makes Full Recovery; Mayor Pledges to Crack Down on
Dog-Fighting
OAKLAND, CA (USA)
Two months ago, this pup was languishing with severe burns... [full
story] |
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Farmer
Swims in Manure to Save Dog
CALUMETVILLE, WI (USA)
How many of you would swim in a pit of manure to save your
neighbor's pooch?... [full story] |
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Loyal
Labrador Stayed by Dead Man for 12 Days
LITTLE BAY, AK (USA)
A loyal dog stayed by his fallen master's side for 12 days,
eventually leading searchers to the body of the man last week... [full
story] |
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Dead
Woman's Unusual Last Wish Saves Dog's Life
ATHENS, GA (USA)
What better way is there of becoming partly a dog than to
physically transplant your body into a dog after you die?... [full
story] |
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Mouth-to-Snout Revives
Strangled Dog
(Another CPR rescue? I'm beginning to see a
pattern)
WALLA WALLA, WA (USA)
We havefor the third month in a rowan
instance of a fast-acting human saving a dog by emergency
cardiopulmonary resuscitation... [full
story] |
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Thieves
Strike. Dog Telephones for Backup
CARDIFF (Wales)
"Toby" the Jack Russell Terrier didn't particularly
feel like tangling with burglars himself, so he did the next best
thing; he alerted emergency personnel... [full
story] |
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