APACHE JUNCTION, Arizona: A dog stolen from an 80-year-old woman was found by police two months later more than 2000 miles from its owner's home.

NEW YORK: The first drug designed specifically to combat America's army of porky pooches has hit the shelves.

BRYAN, Texas: June 22 could be your chance to join the growing global trend of taking your pet dog to work with you.

VICTORIA, British Columbia: Have traditional canine breeding techniques gone to the dogs?

A naturally-occurring mutant gene creating 'musclebound freak' bully whippets in certain strains of racing whippet has highlighted the conflict of interest between traditional dog breeders, owners who race their dogs and biotech companies who tweak the canine genetic code purely for reasons of profit.

VIENNA, Austria: Scientists have been amazed by dogs displaying near-human levels of sophisticated awareness during controlled experiments.

WILMINGTON, Delaware: Want a dog but don't have the space? Keen for a canine but can't find the time? Want to test drive a breed before you buy? Well now you can.

A company in Delaware has introduced a new service allowing you to 'rent' a dog for an hour, an afternoon, or as long as you want - and there is no obligation to buy.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A house fire which killed a man has also left his 38 dogs homeless and facing a bleak future.

MISSOURI: Wormed? Check. Flea collar? Check. Neutered? Check. Canine testicular implants? Erm, check.

Neutering can be a difficult process for both dog and owner to undergo. While it is an essential step for many pets to enjoy a happy stress-free life with their families, the guilt pet owners can feel over the pain and disfigurement such a procedure may cause can leave owners wondering whether they did they right thing.

FORT COLLINS, Colorado: A biotech firm has announced it has successfully bred the first puppies selected for birth via a sex-selection test.

Biotechl firm XY Inc said via press release it has succeeded in producing five sex-selected offspring, three male and two female black Labrador Retriever pups.

RALEIGH, North Carolina: The Yorkshire Terrier is now the second-most-popular purebred dog breed in America - but still has a lot of ground to make up to beat the reigning champ, the Labrador Retriever.