Debarking

• Debarking is a Last Resort for Nuisance Dogs - Overview of Australian legislation designed to prevent indiscriminate debarking.

• Pet Connection: What To Do About a Barking Dog - An article by Gina Spadafori explaining why dogs bark and solutions, including debarking.

Cruise ships keep cruising despite storms (Pioneer Press)
One of the advantages of a cruise vacation — especially during hurricane season — is a ship's ability to change course quickly should Mother Nature present a problem. But there's a flip side: Instead of sailing the azure waters of the Caribbean, you could end up in Rhode Island.

Valpo express not quite a dash, but fast enough (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
VALPARAISO | Tim Harmsen arrived 14 minutes late but apparently was satisfied at his Loop destination Monday morning.

State House OKs new rules on kennels (Lancaster Online)
Animal advocates were elated Wednesday as word came that the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Bills 2525 and 2532, which are designed to improve the lives of breeder dogs living in the state's commercial breeding kennels.The House voted 181-17 in favor of H.B....

Passengers Cruise Away from Ike, Vehicles Not So Lucky (KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station)
There were nearly 3000 of them on board, and they all managed to avoid the hurricane during vacation. Their vehicles, however, did not.