bats: August 2008 Archives
Authorities believe a man walking his dog in New York may have been bitten by a rabid bat.
A witness said despite her warnings, a man walking his dog in Ithaca's Thompson Park picked up a bat lying on the ground Sunday. The bat reportedly bit the man but he left before health officials arrived. The bat was later determined to be rabid.



Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(