Erlene Hinckley and Merrie Roy opened their hearts and beauty salon yesterday to show their appreciation for Marlborough's Police and Fire departments and their love of animals for Sudbury's Buddy Dog Humane Society.

Hot diggity dog: Dachshunds compete in annual Weenie Races (WMCTV Memphis)

About 80 adorable contenders raced for charity and top dog status Sunday at the 37th annual Germantown Festival.

Tulsa police say 2 people shot during woman's search for dog (The Oklahoman)

TULSA — A woman who said she was searching for her missing Chihuahua fired a gun into a crowd of people early Sunday morning, wounding two outside of a northeast Tulsa home, police Capt. Shawn King said. The two victims did not suffer life-threatening wounds, King said. One bullet struck a victim in the leg, and another grazed a second victim. What happenedAbout midnight, the woman approached a ...

Man accused of tossing dog off balcony (WABC-TV New York)

A man is accused of hurling his girlfriend's dog to its death from a third-floor Brooklyn balcony.

Costumed dogs strut their stuff at Skidmore, Mo., festival (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

SKIDMORE, Mo. -- The cowboy and the Marine Corps drill instructor sniffed and barked at each other Friday at Freedom Fest, then scampered off on their separate ways. That was a typical scene at the festival's first-ever dog show, held at Wildcat Park in Skidmore, Mo.