Dog

Dog, a 9-year-old Queensland Heeler, has been named Mr. February for a golf magazine calendar.

Courthouse Dogs

In this photo taken Monday, May 13, 2013, courthouse dog Kiley stretches as she stands Linda Avila, left, a witness in a homicide case, and handler Michelle Walker, Justice Services manager, in a hallway at the Pierce County Courthouse in Tacoma, Wash. Tammy and James Hill look on at right. As canine companions in courthouses, dogs have helped thousands of victims and witnesses, but some challenges are working their way through the courts, driven by attorneys who claim the dogs are distractions or sympathy magnets. So far, all lower courts have upheld the use of dogs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Courthouse Dogs

In this photo taken Friday, May 3, 2013, courthouse dog Molly B rolls around on her back as she seeks attention in the city attorney's office during a presentation there about the use of dogs in courts in Seattle. As canine companions in courthouses, dogs have helped thousands of victims and witnesses, but some challenges are working their way through the courts, driven by attorneys who claim the dogs are distractions or sympathy magnets. So far, all lower courts have upheld the use of dogs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Courthouse Dogs

In this photo taken Sunday, April 28, 2013, Kelly Dempsey, center, sits with daughters Jordan, left, and Erin Barker, both 17, and their dog Alou, 9, at their home in Bothell, Wash. In Seattle 10 years ago, a dog named Jeeter became the first professionally trained dog to help a child testify, assisting the twins as they were getting ready to testify against the father they said molested them. Dogs have helped thousands of victims and witnesses since, but some challenges are working their way through the courts, driven by attorneys who claim the dogs are distractions or sympathy magnets. So far, all lower courts have upheld the use of dogs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Courthouse Dogs

In this photo taken Sunday, April 28, 2013, Kelly Dempsey, center sits with daughters Jordan, left, and Erin Barker, both 17, and their dog Alou, 9, at their home in Bothell, Wash. In Seattle 10 years ago, a dog named Jeeter became the first professionally trained dog to help a child testify, assisting the twins as they were getting ready to testify against the father they said molested them. Dogs have helped thousands of victims and witnesses since, but some challenges are working their way through the courts, driven by attorneys who claim the dogs are distractions or sympathy magnets. So far, all lower courts have upheld the use of dogs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Courthouse Dogs

In this photo taken Monday, May 13, 2013, courthouse dog Kiley lies across the feet of Linda Avila, left, a witness in a homicide case, as Avila sits with Kiley's handler Michelle Walker, Justice Services manager, in a hallway at the Pierce County Courthouse in Tacoma, Wash. As canine companions in courthouses, dogs have helped thousands of victims and witnesses, but some challenges are working their way through the courts, driven by attorneys who claim the dogs are distractions or sympathy magnets. So far, all lower courts have upheld the use of dogs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Hot Dog

THERAPY DOG

Kelly Webb, top, the school psychlogist at Putnam Elementary School, congratulates a student who is working with Shelby, a trained dog from HABIC (Human Animal Bond In Colorado) at Putnam Elementary School on Jan. 17, 2013, and Shelby's owner, Sandy Dailey. Dailey and Shelby have volunteered as a team for five years with HABIC, a program for the past 20 years. The program uses the human-animal bond to assist in therapy and activities at everywhere from schools and nursing homes to rehabilitation facilities and detention centers. The group has 150 active human-animal partnerships using 149 dogs and one cat. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, V. Richard Haro)

THERAPY DOG

Kelly Webb, top, the school psychlogist at Putnam Elementary School, congratulates a student who is working with Shelby, a trained dog from HABIC (Human Animal Bond In Colorado) at Putnam Elementary School on Jan. 17, 2013, and Shelby's owner, Sandy Dailey. Dailey and Shelby have volunteered as a team for five years with HABIC, a program for the past 20 years. The program uses the human-animal bond to assist in therapy and activities at everywhere from schools and nursing homes to rehabilitation facilities and detention centers. The group has 150 active human-animal partnerships using 149 dogs and one cat. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, V. Richard Haro)

THERAPY DOG

A students at Putnam Elementary School (name not given) works with Shelby, a trained dog from HABIC (Human Animal Bond In Colorado) at Putnam Elementary School Thursday Jan. 17, 2013. Sandy Dailey and her dog, Shelby, have volunteered as a team for five years with HABIC, a program for the past 20 years. The program uses the human-animal bond to assist in therapy and activities at everywhere from schools and nursing homes to rehabilitation facilities and detention centers. The group has 150 active human-animal partnerships using 149 dogs and one cat. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, V. Richard Haro)

Courthouse dogs

Maricopa County uses trading cards to promote Sam's efforts as a courthouse dog. [Lorri Allen/Cronkite News]

Service Dog

Lucas Bryan visits with Becker, a service dog from Arizona Goldens, at his Ahwatukee home on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

Service Dog

Lucas Bryan visits with Becker, a service dog from Arizona Goldens, at his Ahwatukee home on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

Service Dog

Lucas Bryan visits with Becker, a service dog from Arizona Goldens, at his Ahwatukee home on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

Service Dog

Lucas Bryan visits with Becker, a service dog from Arizona Goldens, at his Ahwatukee home on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

Service Dog

Lucas Bryan kisses his sister Isabel during a visit with Becker, a service dog from Arizona Goldens, at his Ahwatukee home on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.

Service Dog

Lucas Bryan visits with Becker, a service dog from Arizona Goldens, at his Ahwatukee home on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Lucas's brother, Joshua, climbs a tree while Lucas plays.

Hot Dog

"Dogs in the City"

This undated image released by CBS shows dog guru Justin Silver, host of the new show "Dogs in the City," in New York. Every Wednesday beginning May 30, Silver will try to help New York City hounds and humans tackle unsettling problems like joint custody after divorce or dealing with significant others who just moved in.

Lost dog

Fore the Dogs

Ahwatukee Foothills residents Marci and Josh Miller are planning a fundraiser, called Fore the Dogs, on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $75 and includes golf, live music, a barbecue dinner from the Ahwatukee Country Club, and a live auction. [Allison Hurtado/AFN]

Fore the Dogs

Ahwatukee Foothills residents Marci and Josh Miller are planning a fundraiser, called Fore the Dogs, on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $75 and includes golf, live music, a barbecue dinner from the Ahwatukee Country Club, and a live auction. [Allison Hurtado/AFN]

Fore the Dogs

Ahwatukee Foothills residents Marci and Josh Miller are planning a fundraiser, called Fore the Dogs, on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $75 and includes golf, live music, a barbecue dinner from the Ahwatukee Country Club, and a live auction. [Allison Hurtado/AFN]

Fore the Dogs

Ahwatukee Foothills residents Marci and Josh Miller are planning a fundraiser, called Fore the Dogs, on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $75 and includes golf, live music, a barbecue dinner from the Ahwatukee Country Club, and a live auction. [Allison Hurtado/AFN]