TRIESTE, Italy: Dogs may be playing favorites with their owners when they wag their tails, according to new research.

Indeed, there may be more to the simple tail-wag than meets the eye.

A study undertaken by scientists in Italy now suggests that dogs show pleasure by wagging their tails more towards the right, while negative feelings get a left-swaying wag.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah: Air travellers witnessed a take-off of a different kind recently when a travel-weary cat escaped its cage and left a trail of mayhem.

A man who had decided to take his cat with him on a trip was asked to remove the feline from its travel crate so the container could be x-rayed without the animal being irradiated, according to the Deseret Morning News.

SAPPORO, Japan: Thousands of aspiring Japanese poodle owners who thought their newly-purchased dogs were actually sheep can breathe a sigh of relief.

A news story which swept the globe this week, alleging that the unsuspecting Japanese poodle lovers had been hoodwinked by swindlers who were selling the sheep for forty times their face value, has been revealed as a hoax.

TEL AVIV, Israel: A security system which uses a dog's barks to assess the level of threat to a property is reportedly close to being released for sale to the general public.

OLYMPIA, Washington: Have you heard the joke that starts 'A dog walks into a bar...'? Well, it could become reality sooner than you think.

Lucky canines can now enjoy a long cool glass of their very own beer, following the launch of several non-alcoholic brews in Europe and the United States.

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