Blind, deaf Aussie pup at Pet Expo this weekend - Orange County Register
Cooper has small blue eyes that can only see shadows. He will be trained by Tim Welch of Redefined Dog Training in Long Beach to learn the commands that will make him adoptable. The 4-month-old shepherd will be at the OC Pet Expo from 10 a.m. until 12:30

Students, others work to make Woodlake service dog organization a success - Visalia Times-Delta
ª Tickets: Assistance Service Dog Educational Center, 32785 Road 212, Woodlake; Chump's Videos & DVDs, 14707 Sierra Dr., Three ª Note: Please leave your pets at home. After training a service dog for almost two years, Dale Christie, 18, handed

Can Your Dog Cut a Rug? The DISCOVER Dancing Pet Challenge - DISCOVER
Bobbing in time to music is a shockingly rare behavior, and even monkeys, capable of learning very complex tasks, find it impossible to get down to the beat even after more than a year of training dog understands the concept of a beat. Most of the

Top female navy commander sacked over humiliating initiation ordeals on board ship - Daily Mail
Reported cases in the U.S. Navy include sexual and racial abuses, as well as officers being 'hog-tied', locked in faeces-filled kennels and force fed dog food. Commander Jones humanitarian mission, after training with the Kenyan army.

Feeding pets from the table - Stuff
And we're nowhere near as sharing as a guy I saw on an American funny-videos show we rarely give them anything other than training-treats between feeds. I'm not trying to sound pious here - I just want our dogs to live long lives.

The Old Trainer: When your dog herds houses - Merced Sun-Star
The library is full of free videos and books that cover every facet of training, but if you feel an irresistible impulse to pay for a video, buy one from the Dog Whisperer or any other company that is up front with their offer.

Who Protects the Animals? - New York Times Blogs
Yet if some state legislators have their way, horrific but valuable videos like that one will never be made “that if you took a picture of a dog at a pet shop and texted it to someone, that could be a crime.” Unconstitutional?

Greg Louganis takes part in USA Diving mentoring program - Indianapolis Star
He has been made more 21st-century through training videos and YouTube recordings. Louganis recently began coaching at a club in his native California and judges cliff-diving contests. He also trains dogs in agility contests. Thomas Finchum, 21