Just as guns should be kept safely away from children, they can be equally dangerous to have lying around near dogs. Gregory Dale Lanier found this out the hard way when he was shot by his dog while driving his truck down a Florida street on Saturday.

Justice has finally been served to the family of Rosie, who was needlessly shot and killed by Des Moines police in 2010. Though it will not bring back their beloved dog, a judge has awarded $51,000 plus attorney’s fees to Charles and Deirdre Wright.

It was late when she got home, and when the door opened the dog bolted out the door. His owner went after him, careful to stay near the road but a man jumped out of the bushes and attacked her, dragging her to the ground and beating her.

In a despicable act of cruelty a dog was starved very nearly to her death in Sayville, New York. Queenie is a Cane Corso who was evidently locked in a room with no food or water for 3 weeks.

Rickie Rouselle was outside working on a car when fire broke out in his home in Syracuse. He ran to the door and called for his dog Shelby but got no response, so he ran into the burning building to find him and bring him to safety.

Some dogs will eat anything and Barney, a chocolate lab, is no exception. Recently Barney’s owners became concerned when he seemed to be feeling under the weather so they took him to the vet. An examination and x-ray revealed that Barney indeed had an upset stomach, caused by eating none other than a load of pebbles.

A dog that started life with the label of runt of the litter may be having the last laugh now. Daisy, a jack russell who was adopted when she was 2 years old, just turned 22 and is believed to be the oldest living dog in the UK.

Saphir is just 2 years old, a pure bred german shepherd with a taste for adrenalin. He managed to find his way from his backyard in East Windsor Ontario into the freezing and fast moving Detroit river yesterday morning and fortunately was saved by fire fighters.

Henry is a shar-pei boxer mix who belongs to Scott and Samantha Kalal of Strongsville, Ohio. Henry managed to get out the door on Christmas eve as guests were entering the house with gifts and had been missing ever since, much to the dismay of his family.