Martha Stewart's chow puppy was one of 17 dogs killed in an accidental propane explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania kennel. ...more

March 9, 2009

The owner of a dog killed by an alligator at Al Lopez Park said she was happy the gator was finally trapped Thursday but not so happy it's being killed. ...more

February 16, 2008

TAMPA - The owner of a dog killed by an alligator at Al Lopez Park said she was happy the gator was finally trapped Thursday but not so happy it's being killed. ...more

February 15, 2008

Cool weather made it difficult for a state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - Cool weather is making it difficult for a state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 14, 2008

City workers on Wednesday found the body of a dog killed two days earlier by an alligator at Al Lopez Park. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - City workers on Wednesday found the body of a dog killed two days earlier by an alligator at Al Lopez Park. ...more

February 13, 2008

It may be several days before a trapper can snare an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 13, 2008

BRADENTON - For a dicey half-hour Monday night, it looked as though Dorothy might have to make her fabled trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not at all what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. The director, who spent much of his life working with animals as a clown for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, wanted an actual dog for the part of Toto in his upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz" with the Manatee Players. ...more

October 9, 2007

For a half-hour Monday night, it looked as if Dorothy might have to make her trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. ...more

October 9, 2007