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WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW)– Newly-released video shows a man armed with a machete stealing a dog from a shopper at Crocker Park. Westlake police say a couple was walking their dogs in the complex on Tuesday night, when they were approached by the suspect carrying the machete. The couple reported that the man was speaking incoherently and suddenly used the machete to cut one of their leashes and grabbed one of their dogs. The pet owner tried to negotiate the safe return of his dog, but had to back away when the suspect came toward him with the machete. The couple...

Good people, not to mention good tippers, do exist. Christina Summitt knows that for sure now after what happened Saturday night. The paw-print tattoo on Summitt's wrist often leads to conversations with strangers about her love of animals; she's a volunteer with a pit bull rescue group and spends lots of time finding homes for animals of all kinds. While tending bar at the Holiday Inn in Clinton, New Jersey, Summitt got to chatting with a friendly couple before the night got busy. The man asked her if she had dogs of her own; she confided that her "baby," a...

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A Wilmington apartment complex will soon be running DNA tests on dog poop to identify owners who don't clean up after their pooches do their business. The StarNews of Wilmington reports The Reserve at Forest Hills will ask the complex's 100 dog owners to have their pets swabbed for a DNA sample. Then, if poop found in the complex matches a pet, the owner will be fined and also will have to pay for the DNA testing which can cost up to $50.

This is a little long, but I hope you do take the time to watch it. You will not be disappointed. Extraordinary! Florida Keys - You've Got to Watch! Wait'll you see this! The captioned language is Croatian a southern Slavic language very similar to Slovak. Croatia was once a part of Yugoslavia. Notice: Made in FL Keys, Oceanography Institute. How they ever made this film will stay a secret, it just seems unbelieveable...

For anyone who knows me and hubby Rafterman (Dave) personally or has ever clicked on my profile knows, to me, my dogs are furry children. Almost 12 years ago we rescued a beautiful Rottweiler,Sasha, from certain death at the Miami Humane Society. She was about two years old at time and from the minute we saw her, we knew she was meant to come home with us. A few months ago we learned she had developed pancreatitis which was causing her liver to shut down. We immediately began aggressive treatment. We had a few close calls but over time there...

<p>My beloved dog, Daisy, is critically ill. She has Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia, a disorder that causes her body to attack and kill healthy red blood cells. Her blood levels are well below the normal/low range and her vet now has her in 'critical'. She will have surgery in the next 48 to remove a foreign object she ate- not sure its related to the IMHA at this point.</p>

As I write this, my smart, loving, and protective dog, Ginger, who was born on this property is lying downstairs in the kitchen dying on a blanket. She has had lymphoma cancer for about three months and the anti-cancer drugs have stopped being effective. The tumors increased in size rapidly and she has quickly gone downhill. This morning she barely had the strength to get up off the floor and go outside to relieve herself. This evening she doesn't even have the strength to go outside and can't even control her bladder anymore. The end is only hours away. Perhaps...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A man has been charged with torturing a Rottweiler by sodomizing the dog in what authorities are calling a case of "horrific abuse." The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals charged Jose Rodriguez on Monday in the alleged sodomy of the female Rottweiler, which is owned by a neighbor. The abuse took place Dec. 19, SPCA officials said. The 5-year-old dog, named Precious, was examined by a veterinarian before the charges were filed. A nurse at Banfield Animal Hospital in Woodbridge on Thursday said the dog was brought there two days after...

The new White House puppy, Miss Beazley(R), runs around with the US first family's pet, Barney, on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington,DC(AFP/Paul Richards)

Hey Y'all, What a first night we had. As promised, here's a list of the names submitted for consideration. The polls are open, sKerry's not in town to stuff the ballot box, so vote away. POSSIBLE THREAD NAMES: Smilin' Dog Saloon (or Cafe) Sniffin' Dog Saloon (or Cafe) Sniffin' For A Spot I'll Scratch Your Fleas If You'll Scratch Mine If You Want to Play Hide-and-Go-Seek Just Spell 'Bath' Conservative Canine Cafe The Ole Kennel Caboodle Pajama Puppies Kibble and megabits News Hounds Paws to Give Thanks (Thanksgiving thread) The Red Dog Saloon The Poop Scoop Pajama Puppies at the...

Election: It's the Cat People vs. the Dog Lovers Written by Burt Prelutsky Sunday, August 15, 2004 All the pundits who are forecasting the November election, busily analyzing blue states, red states, and those all-important purple swing states, are spinning their wheels. At the risk of sounding even more presumptuous than usual, I contend that they are wasting their time and yours. If you want to know who's going to emerge victorious, all you really need to do is find out how many people have cats living with them and how many have dogs. The cat people, I have decided,...

And now, Cuban dogs. They are called Havanese because they lived for a couple of centuries in Havana. Less than a foot tall, they are bundles of silky fluff willing to go to the ends of the earth with you as long as you don't ignore them. Laurie Nuell, in Miami, says, ''The lore of the Cuban dog intrigued us. We thought he deserved a Spanish name.'' The Nuell dog is called Juan José, or J.J. ``He's one of the sweetest things ever.''''Truthfully, during the Elián fiasco, we just got a surge of [Cuban] patriotism,'' says Pilar Alvarez-Mena. ``When I...

POOCH ALERT! Dateline: IRAN Just heard a snippet on Fox News where all dogs are being rounded up and the owners arrested. Seems as though the mooslums clerics have decided dogs are "unclean", and the dogs illicit "un-islamic behavior" in the owners. Where's PETA on this one??