Video shows dog leading Alaska trooper to fire

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Following is a press release from the Alaska State Troopers recounting a remarkable tale of hero dog.

Go read the whole thing. Damn, dogs really can surprise you sometimes.

Republicans eat dog food

By GottaLaff

We always knew they were dogs:

Reid Wilson has the bizarre FEC find of the day: "Someone at the RNC spent $15 at a pet store on 8th SE and listed the expense as meals."

Apologies to dogs.

Evening Distraction

You just want to help the little bugger and roll him over.

Banfield pet hospitals ban tail docking, ear cropping on dogs

This is fantastic news!! My parents had dobies who were always docked, and I absolutely hated it.

Banfield, The Pet Hospital, the nation's largest network of animal hospitals, has announced it will no longer do tail docking, ear cropping or devocalization on dogs.
Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Banfield is the nation's largest general veterinary practice, with more than 730 hospitals and 2,000 veterinarians nationwide.

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"After thoughtful consideration and reviewing medical research, we have determined it is in the best interest of the pets we treat, as well as the overall practice, to discontinue performing these unnecessary cosmetic procedures," says Karen Faunt, vice president for medical quality advancement. "It is our hope that this new medical protocol will help reduce, and eventually eliminate, these cosmetic procedures altogether."

The hospitals will continue to carry out the surgeries on pets for which it is medically necessary, she says.

BObama v. Champ

By GottaLaff

UPDATE: DEBUNKED. But it was fun while it lasted. (Thanks Annette!)

Get ready, get set.... Dog Off!

You can't teach an old dog...

"My dog is smarter than Bo, his dog."

-- Vice President Biden, quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, showing no respect to President Obama's new dog.

Oh yeah, Joe? Which dog got his own book deal, hmmm?

Evening Distraction- When Harry and Julie met Stump, Westminster's Best in Show

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Awwwww.

Obama magazine cover of the week

The man is freakin' everywhere. I guess if you put him on the cover, the mag sells.

The cover of the latest American Dog, which features Barack Obama and a three-legged dog named Baby who was rescued from a puppy mill.

h/t Ben.

Furry thief grabs Christmas present out of grocery store aisle

This just kills me.