WIGAN, England, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Officials with the World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan, England, are scrambling to replace the event's pies after they were eaten by a curious dog.

NORTH HUNTINGTON, Pa., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Bailey, a 10-year-old bichon frise, is top dog in his Pennsylvania hometown, getting a taste of the good life after his seven-mile trek to find his way home.

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GREENSBURG, Pa., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A tiny dog showed great heart and determination this week when it managed to trek more than seven miles back to its owners' home in Pennsylvania.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 15 (UPI) -- Romeo Marx -- a 7-year-old Tibetan terrier -- took the prize for strutting down the catwalk like Tyra Banks at a dog show in West Hollywood, Calif.

LONDON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Two canines tied the knot at London's Harrod department store this week at an event that cost nearly $6,500.

NEW YORK, July 26 (UPI) -- A New York brewery has come out with a nonalcoholic treat for dogs called Slobber Lager.

UPPER DARBY, Pa., July 30 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania judge has imposed the death penalty on two cute, cuddly dogs whose bite, he says, is worse than their bark.

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