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Sacramento police K-9 Bodie was reported Saturday to be in serious but stable condition after being shot Friday by a car theft suspect. To contribute to Bodie's care, go to spdk9.org. Read more. -
Miss Tilly, a former doggie model, was the object of a bitter custody fight. Read more. -
This March 10, 2012 photo provided by El Dorado DOG Photography shows a female Dachshund mix named Beyonce on top of an iPhone in El Dorado Hills. The puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world's record for tiniest dog. Animal rescuers say that Beyonce was so small at birth that she could fit into a spoon. Read more here. -
Dozer alerts his handler to a package in OnTrac's warehouse Friday. The team searches for unlabeled plant products to inspect for pests. Read more. View gallery -
Ruby, a Belgian Malinois from Sacramento, leaps a creek near Mount Shasta while making a dog food ad. Read the story -
Lisa the German shepherd, who arrived at the Sacramento city animal shelter sporting a collar and tag identifying her as a member of a military police force, turns out to be not a working dog but a rambunctious pet and escape artist. Read more. -
Otis is a high-flying pug whose owner, Will DaSilva, enjoys taking him on a stratospheric ride when the dog feels up for it. Here, Otis lands after making his 64th skydive. Afterwards, Otis wriggled out of the harness, shook himself off and made a few victory laps around the lawn. Read more. -
Freeway dog: This Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix is under the care of the Sacramento Animal Shelter after spending more than a month alongside Interstate 5 in Sacramento. Read more. -
Maggie, the injured cattle dog, is released from Loomis Basin Veterinary Hospital after surgery and treatment from being hit by a car during a cattle drive. The driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, cruelty to animals and vandalism. Read more. -
In February on the east steps of the state Capitol, Gov. Jerry Brown's wife, Anne Gust Brown, made the announcement: Sutter is officially the "first dog." Gust Brown, Brown strategist Steve Glazer and a fair share of the Sacramento press corps analyzed the news in great detail with Sutter, who rolled on the lawn and sniffed well-wishers. "He finds all the extra food lying on the floor in the office," Gust Brown said about the corgi's privileges as first dog. "He barks at anyone, he gives snuggles, he warms up the Republicans, and (GOP) Sen. (Bob) Dutton is very fond of him." -
Rodeo was rescued from Marysville floodwaters by a Channel 3 chopper crew. The Olivehurst border collie not only survived the Flood of 1997, but became a national celebrity when television cameras documented his dramatic rescue by helicopter from the rooftop of his family's home. -
Mick -- known formally as Ch. Torum's Scarf Michael, a Kerry blue terrier from Acampo -- was named best of show at the 2003 Westminster Dog Show in New York. -
Alyssa Arias, 11, gleefully points at her friend Bryce "the wonder dog" as she describes his color to para-educator Pam Piccione, center, through the help of her computer. Bryce, part of the Canine Companions for Independence program, became a regular at Florence Markofer school in 2004, attending class with owner Lisa Waterman and making the rounds to the special needs classrooms. -
Bill Buell, left, 64, and Jackie Schart, 28, of Banning, are reunited with their champion-bred St. Bernard dogs: Choo, left, a three-year-old, along with Ariel, a two-year-old, center, and Robel, a two-year-old. Their van, with the dogs inside, was stolen from the Red Lion Hotel parking lot in Sacramento in 2007. -
Chris Storm and her Maltese service/companion dog, Lacey, leave the Sacramento Courthouse on a bus in 2007. Jurors awarded $45,000 to Storm, who said she was fired for bringing Lacey to work as a way to ease her anxiety and depression. -
Shown with Cpt. Rick Lee of the Sacramento Fire Department Station 56, Sacramento urban search and rescue dog Ana retired in 2007 after working for 10 years. Ana went to the World Trade Center aftermath of Sept. 11 as well as Hurricane Katrina. She was the first California urban search and rescue dog. -
Taz, an injured German shepard police dog who lost the use of his hind legs after falling awkwardly in pursuit of a suspect, learned to walk again with the help of physical therapy at UC Davis. Here he gets physical therapy on special a underwater treadmill in 2006. -
Granite Bay High School freshman Kiersten Schmidt, 15, who is autistic, and her companion dog Wella visit with friend Lora Mitchell, left, in Granite Bay in 2005. With Wella's help, Kirsten is better able to interact with other people and is making new friends. -
Gibson, named the world's tallest dog by The Guiness Book of World Records in 2005, rests his paws on Sandy Hall's shoulders. Hall, of Grass Valley, owned the 42.2 inch Harlequin Great Dane, who was 7'2" when standing.
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