All posts tagged "dogs"

  • FILE - In this March 22, 2016 file photo, Metro-North Railroad police officers with a police dog patrol Grand Central Terminal, in New York. The best line of defense against a Brussels-style attack in the nation's largest subway system may be man's best friend. The NYPD this week graduated eight new dogs specifically for its elite counterterrorism unit. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Dogs may be the best line of defense against subway attacks

    NEW YORK (AP) — Even in an era of high-tech crime-fighting, the best line of defense against a Brussels-style attack on airports and subways has four legs and a tail. Dogs, with their exquisitely sensitive noses, have...

    • Posted March 25, 2016
    • 0
  • In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 photo, Jung Myoung Sook, 61, holds her puppies she rescued at a shelter in Asan, South Korea. In the country, where dogs are considered a traditional delicacy and have only recently become popular as pets, Jung’s love for her canine friends is viewed by some as odd. But others see her as a champion of animal rights. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Korean woman raises 200 dogs saved from streets, restaurants

    ASAN, South Korea (AP) — Puppies bark and wag their tails as they follow a gray-haired woman through a hillside compound that shelters more than 200 dogs. “Hey, my babies. Give your mom a kiss,” says Jung...

    • Posted February 3, 2016
    • 5
  • Selina Chong 
Sunny Hills High School 
10th grade
    Dogs can sniff out cancer better than some lab tests

    Dogs are known to be a man’s best friend, and ever since my family bought Minnie, a toy poodle, I have experienced an irreplaceable love and friendship, which I cannot imagine living without today. Recently, it has...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
    • 5