They might be classified as man's best friend, but dogs are still animals with animal instincts that sometimes come to the surface - with tragic results. ...more

December 17, 2009

The Highlands County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Animal Control are continuing to search the Leisure Lakes area for two dogs that reportedly snatched a small Yorkshire terrier away from its owner and killed it Monday morning. ...more

December 15, 2009

Friends of Connie Bartels, who lost her dog in a fire that temporarily displaced her family, will rally around her Sunday. ...more

December 5, 2009

He was her best friend, he was her family. And he never left her side. ...more

November 13, 2009

Tricks and treats are not just for kids - at least not at the Boo Bash. ...more

November 4, 2009

Pit bulls attack woman, kill dog Two pit bulls attacked and injured a 79-year-old woman and killed her 7-pound Yorkshire Terrier on Saturday morning in the area of 4800 Bahama Shores Drive Southeast in St. Petersburg, police reported. ...more

May 31, 2009

A 20-year-old Titusville man was sentenced to four years in prison today after authorities said he sexually assaulted his grandparents' Yorkshire terrier in Clearwater. ...more

November 25, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Johnston family lined up early outside Pasco County's Animal Shelter and waited for the doors to open at noon Saturday in search of a pup to add to their family. ...more

July 23, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies are searching for two people they say took a black Yorkshire terrier puppy from a Brandon pet store Sunday. ...more

February 8, 2008

It was Nov. 3, 2007, the day of the Pet Adoption Expo at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Pet rescue and adoption groups from throughout the Bay area come together at such expos in the hopes of finding responsible owners for animals that need good homes. ...more

January 30, 2008