ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland dog is raising money for cancer after escaping from his yard and running part of a charity half marathon. The 3-year-old golden retriever-poodle mix named Dozer joined runners near his home, at mile five of the 13-mile race in Howard County near Baltimore on May 15. Runners reported seeing him ...

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (AP) — Horses at the Bureau of Land Management adoption center in Pauls Valley are the recipients of a new contraception vaccine that officials hope will prevent horses from conceiving for up to five years. The study covers 90 mares that have been treated with either vaccines or a placebo, according to the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nine years, Brac has worked like a dog at a private golf club, chasing geese and sparing members the indignity of goose poop in their spikes. But the 10-year-old black-and-white border collie has arthritis in his legs, cataracts in his eyes and he's lost interest in the birds, so it's time ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Hurst figures he's given away millions of goldfish at carnivals over the last 25 years. Fair-goers win a fish in a plastic bag by tossing a ping pong ball into a bowl. With Hurst selling balls eight for a dollar and 20 for $2, the chances of winning are pretty good. Hurst ...

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Boo and Riley are more than affectionate, protective family pets. To their owners, the specially trained dogs are a furry layer of security to sniff out peanut products and other life-threatening allergens. The dogs' Connecticut owners are among many people nationwide turning to allergy-sniffing service dogs, who accompany their handlers to ...