 It was more than 72 hours after the quake and no cry for help could be heard from the rubble of Beichuan Middle School amid the din of heavy machinery around.
A rescue team from Chongqing was doing a last search on the school's collapsed main building, giving up hope of any survivors - when a sniffer dog barked.
Rescuers started moving heavy concrete chunks at the spot and two hours later, they found a girl in coma, her legs wounded badly, but still breathing.
She was reportedly the ..
 The emotion in a dog's bark often seems obvious to us humans. But new research shows just how clear the message can be, at least to other dogs.
The study is the first concrete evidence that dogs can perceive the difference between barks arising from different situations.
While dog barking is hardly as complex as human language, experts now think it's clear that dogs are conveying their feelings to humans and other dogs.
"[Dogs] express basic emotions, and we have not yet found signs for more complex meanings, like 'this is the postman', 'this is the bill collector', 'this is the neighbour', ..
 Dogs prevent children getting allergies, a new study has revealed. Children living with a dog in the house are less sensitive to allergens in the early years, according to the study.
Scientists for the European Respiratory Journal conclude that growing up with a dog in the house is thought to train the immune system, making children less sensitive to asthma, eczema and hay fever.
The German study, which lasted six years and involved 9,000 children, comes after Read article
Neighbors hope gift at a block party helps Torrance mail carrier heal from a pit bull attack on his route.
Two months after letter carrier Moon Choi was attacked by a pit bull, residents along his Torrance route gave him a hero's welcome Saturday.
And then they gave him a puppy. "A very unintimidating puppy," as one neighbor put it.
Choi's own dog had recently died, and with the approval of his wife, residents surprised him with Happy, a 7-week-old maltipoodle - half Maltese and half poodle.
Surrounded by neighbors, Choi cupped the tiny dog in his hands and pressed ..
 CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) — Pheasant hunting season brings out the best in Tess, a 5-year-old German wirehaired pointer who became a national champion despite the loss of one leg. "When you let her out of the truck, she's hunting from the second she jumps off that tailgate. Just like that," said the dog's owner, Keith Kemmer, snapping his fingers.
"She never quits. The other dogs, by the end of the day, they'll come up and lay by the truck. Not her."
It was Kemmer who accidentally ran over the dog's right rear leg with his pickup about four years ago. He said ..
 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The dogs finally had their day at Yokota.
Dozens of owners trotted their pets out to “Puptoberfest 2007” on Saturday, a K-9 jamboree that featured contests, activities and giveaways. A demonstration by security forces military working dogs also was held.
Competitions included: Strut Your Mutt, Pet Look-a-Like, Best Trick, Best Halloween Costume and Most Unique Pet. Others checked out Puppy Playland, enjoyed free funnel cakes and posed for photos with their little best friends.
“I’m extremely pleased with the turnout today,” said Army Staff Sgt. Francesca Ross, noncommissioned officer in charge of the ..
Bill Mikolajczyk has gone from selling 700-pound motorcycles to selling sparkling, silver jewelry to poodles.
The retired Harley-Davidson dealer has opened a doggy boutique in Anthem with another planned for Cave Creek.
Dusty Paws Pet Boutique opened in April. The store specializes in holistic foods and accessories.
"It's not too upscale," said Mikolajczyk, 45, a transplant from Massachusetts. "It's more middle of the road, not too froufrou or over the top. The store is not something you would find in Scottsdale."
Mikolajczyk grew up around dogs and ..
 This USB drive holds 512MB of doggie data like pictures and its favorite diet, which is perfect for attaching to an actual dog so whenever it gets lost, people can use it to figure out exactly where to return the dog to. The best part is that it's chewy and rubbery, so if it ever gets eaten it'll come out the other side relatively intact—unlike other USB drives. ..
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