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VOL. II - No. 16 - April 2002 |
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Dog
Survives En-Lightning Experience
WASHINGTON,
IN (USA) — The
next time "Sport" decides to freak out in the middle of a
thunderstorm, he's got good reason. The lucky Beagle... [full
story]
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Parliament
Proposes 'Bill of Rights'
for Dogs and Cats
WESTMINSTER (UK) — Three
centuries following the historic declaration of the Bill of Rights
guaranteeing the freedoms of all British subjects, the country's
four-footed denizens may finally get written in as well... [full
story]
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Forgea
Rescued! (We really mean it this time)
HONOLULU,
HI (USA) — If
it hasn't been the most expensive, the most elaborate or the most
publicized dog rescue in history, it's surely been the most
complicated... [full story]
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Calling
All Dogs:
'Alien Big Cat' Lands in America
PITTSBURGH,
PA (USA) — The strange creature that spooked a German
Shepherd last Sunday was described as "mostly black with a
white
spot on its head, white whiskers and large paws" and "a
long bushy tail"... [full story]
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Dogs
Can't Fly
(Labrador Learns the Hard Way)
BRIGHTON (UK)
— Ok, maybe dogs can fly, but they
sure can't land very well... [full
story]
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Four
Dogs Save Seven Lives
TORONTO, ON (Canada)
— One dog fought off a bear, one dog dragged an injured
woman to safety, another dog rescued a man buried under two meters of
snow, and another dog led an entire family out of a burning house... [full
story]
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The
Duck of the Baskervilles
Mystery of the Quacking Dog is Solved
ECONOMY,
PA (USA)
— On the night of Saturday, April 20, a stout, old
Beagle was seen wandering down Second Avenue. Jason Kratochvil,
20, and his friends approached the shadowy stranger and were
surprised to hear it quack... [full
story]
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Castaway
Dog [Almost] Rescued at Sea
After 19 Days Adrift
HONOLULU, HI (USA)
— Only the convoluted words of baseball great
Yogi Berra could come close to describing... [full
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Insiko
Found, Dog Alive
HONOLULU, HI (USA)
— The call came that we've all been waiting for:
at 4:15pm (HST) yesterday, the drifting tanker Insiko 1907 was
spotted... [full story] |
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Dog
Takes a Bite Out of Flasher's Manhood
ST. ALBANS (UK)
— Somewhere out there is a flasher who's probably
looking for a new line of work, following a case of indecent exposure
gone awry... [full story] |
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Cocker
Spaniel Saves Lost Squadron
IPSWICH (UK)
— Yesterday, eight men from the
662 were rescued by a little black Cocker Spaniel... [full
story] |
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Dog
Boy Emerges from Forest of Transylvania, 7-year-old
"Mowgli" is reunited
with his mother after years in the wild
BRASOV (Romania) — A
real-life Mowgli who lived in Romanian forests with wild dogs is
returning to family life after... [full
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Listen
to Your Dogtor
Your Dog May Be Trying to Warn You of Seizures
and Low
Blood Sugar
LONDON (UK) and GAINESVILLE, FL (USA)
— Ordinary
dogs (even those who have not received special training) possess the
ability to detect impending seizures and warn... [full
story] |
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It
Ain't Over Yet! Possible Sighting of Derelict Tanker Rekindles Rescue Efforts
for Dog Lost at Sea
HONOLULU, HI (USA) — At approximately 5pm (HST), the
Coast Guard reported that it had received an unconfirmed radar
contact with a ship that may be the lost Insiko... [full story] |
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Dude,
That Dog is Riding a Skateboard
TAIPEI (Taiwan) — "Gnarly!" "Rad!"
"Sick!" In skateboard
jargon, these are the three appropriate responses to utter when you
witness something as unbelievable as this... [full
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The
Boy Who Did the Right Thing
OAKLAND, CA (USA) — Unfortunately, there are many dogs that are horribly abused and
neglected who don’t make the news. Fortunately, there are kind and
caring souls like 13-year-old Chad Boyd who rescued... [full
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ADOPTION
MANIA:
Doberman Adopts Kittens, Cat Adopts Labrador, Lion Adopts Antelope
(you suppose they're trying to tell us something?)
(Canada, USA, Kenya) — Hold on to your bandanas;
it gets a lot weirder... [full
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Theo's
Got a Home!
OAKLAND, CA (USA) — Any dog who's been starved, beaten
and burned—and who subsequently makes a miraculous comeback to
embrace a happy, new life—deserves a picture gallery in
DogsInTheNews.com!... [full story] |
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Henry
the Flying Rottweiler
STAPLEFORD, LEICESTERSHIRE (UK) — Whatever
you do,
don't say the "d" word around Henry... [full
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UPDATE:
"It is simply untrue," Says Cruise Line
MIAMI, FL (USA) — NCL adamantly denies any responsibility for
the tragic loss of "Forgea", the dog who was... [full
story] |
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UPDATE:
Rescue at Sea
HONOLULU, HI (USA) —
Press release from the Hawaiian Humane Society and Humane Society
of the United States regarding the mission to save Forgea left
aboard... [full story] |
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American
Quest Sets Sail to Rescue
Dog Stranded Aboard Disabled Tanker
HONOLULU, HI (USA) —
Several days after crew members of the Indonesian tanker Insiko
were rescued, details emerge that a
2-year-old dog had been left behind because... [full
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Gator-Fighting
Dog is 'Hero of the Year'
(Also: Yellow Lab Drags Man from the Atlantic Ocean,
and Husky Saves Diabetic Woman)
LABELLE, FL (USA) —
"The contest has never had a
winner who fought an alligator—he's a very brave dog..." [full
story] |
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A
Canine Comedy of Errors
(or 'Truth is Stranger Than
Fahrvergnügen')
LINDENBERG (Germany) —
A Labrador Retriever received a rather rude awakening when a cozy
car ride turned to chaos in Lindenberg. It seems that a
confused buzzard... [full
story] |
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Suicidal
Dog Pulled from River
ELORA, ON (Canada) — A one-year-old standard
Poodle was
seen plummeting more than 30m (100ft) into the Elora Gorge, bouncing off the
limestone cliffs, before splashing... [full
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The 2 Worst
Rescue Dogs in the World
NORTH ADAMS, MA. (USA) — It
has been said that a St. Bernard dog can smell a human as far as two miles
away. They have been known to find people buried... [full
story] |
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