Bizarre dog behavior--old news? Think again Ryan O'Meara brings together the craziest headline-making news stories from around the world and puts them into one hilarious compendium that will blow the usual anecdotes right out of the dog park Each chapter"--"with clever titles like "Canine Calamities," "Why People Need Pet Insurance," and "Dogs that Found Fame"--opens up with a funny canine cartoon. "News Hounds" is for readers of any age who simply love dogs for the quirky animals that they are. Among its nearly two hundred neither long nor tall tales: A pit bull goes out for a stroll in the woods near home and returns with a human hand.An Australian cattle dog saves an elderly woman from an alligator. A yellow Labrador claims the cleanest mouth after eating ten bars of soap. A mixed-breed dog nurses three tiger cubs at a Chinese zoo. A golden retriever saves his owner by performing a modified version of the Heimlich Maneuver./LI/UL