Puppy Stork delivers independence to the blind – San Francisco Gate

Imagine a truck brimming with dozens of Golden Retrievers, trekking across eight Western states to deliver the 8- to 10-week-old passengers to their new homes. These pups don’t know that they are embarking on careers as guide dogs. And the man

Fetch that crazy soldier, Fido – Times Online
Soldiers in Afghanistan have found a new way of winding down from combat with the Taliban competing to see how far they can run from a snarling German Shepherd before it drags them to the ground. The game, Beating the Dog, has been filmed and

‘Dogs clear another hurdle – Vacaville Reporter
Vacaville’s Kyler Martin soars over a hurdle en route to a win in the 300-meter boys hurdles. (David Martin Olson/Special to The Reporter) SACRAMENTO – Following his Sac-Joaquin Section Division I final win in the 300-meter hurdles, Kyler Martin had

A USF professor plans to add a heart to robot rescuers – St. Petersburg Times
Story Tools Robin Murphy, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of South Florida, creates robots designed for disaster rescue. This ASR Extreme Robot is one model. TAMPA Where disasters strike, Robin Murphy and her

No adoptions yet for East Northport dogs – Newsday
The 56 dogs, two squirrels and a parrot confiscated from a “deplorable” East Northport home by county animal welfare officials cannot be placed for adoption as prosecutors mull charges against their owner, after a Suffolk judge negotiated a stay of