Three small mixed-breed dogs instead of a smoke alarm awoke a Tampa man during a house fire today, fire officials said. ...more

December 20, 2008

Members of the Brandon Florida Kennel Club breed and show only purebred canines, but make no bones about it – they do not discriminate against mutts. The club recently began offering obedience classes for purebred or mixed-breed dogs age 6 months or older at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

October 21, 2008

Bernann McKinney says her beloved pit bull Booger saved her life when another dog attacked her, then learned to push her wheelchair while she recovered from a severe hand injury and nerve damage. ...more

August 8, 2008

More than a dozen family members and friends comforted one another Wednesday afternoon in the pediatric emergency ward at Tampa General Hospital as they waited for word on the condition of a 10-year-old Valrico girl bitten on the face by a dog. ...more

December 12, 2007

More than a dozen family members and friends comforted one another this afternoon in the pediatric emergency ward at Tampa General Hospital as they waited for word on the condition of a 10-year-old Valrico girl bitten on the face by a dog. ...more

December 12, 2007