From the weird facts archive:

"Nose prints are used to identify dogs in the same way finger prints are used to identify human beings. Breeders and trainers keep a dog's nose prints on file as part of its permanent record and insurance companies now require them whenever a dog is to be bonded. At one time paw prints were used as a means of canine identification, but these proved less accurate than noses..." [Animals Skygaze]

Trailer trash: Officers identify the only clean item in a mobile home overrun with dog feces, cockroaches and trash: "a half-gallon of Crown Royal whiskey in the bedroom" [ABC News] (but no mention of finding the dog... maybe the 'dog' feces belonged to a different species of animal.)

Stupid pet trick... headline touting new way to calculate your dog's age without multiplication. But it will set you back about $24.00  oh! [Investor's Business Daily]

cosmetic surgery for pets, not!  CA West Hollywood may soon bann tail-docking, ear cropping, debarking, declawing and other non-essential surgeries for pets [NBC Sandiego]

Pet therapy, an oasis of comfort for dying Canada '...All the nurses and staff here do everything they can. But there are some things that we can't do that a pet will do. And the pet doesn't judge you, so regardless of whether a patient's in a wheelchair or has difficulty in communicating or is not as alert or has some cognitive problems, that is nothing to a pet...' [CTV.ca]