The Doggie Bag: Lightning might strike

• Iditarod leader totally jinxes himself: It would take a lightning bolt to stop me from winning, he says. Man, I'm glad I'm not one of his dogs. [ESPN.com]
  
• Trucker drives 1,000 miles to find lost dog. He also 'cried like a girl' when he first lost his dog -- but then again, who wouldn't? [TheChamplainChannel.com]
  
• Is school food dog food? One little girl thinks so. [BBC Radio 1]
• Thief caught while walking his dogs. [ksl.com]