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Jason LaVeris, FilmMagic Betty White Gets Two-Book Deal The "Hot in Cleveland" actress has inked a deal to write two books for G. P. Putnam's Sons., reports USA Today. The first, due out next year, is titled "Listen Up!" and will be filled with observations and lessons learned. But it's the second book we can't wait to get our paws on. "The Zoo and I: Betty and Her Friends" will feature White's stories and pictures at the Los Angeles Zoo, where she's a longtime member of the board. The second book is set to publish in 2012. Want Dog Owners to Pick Up After Their Pooches? Spray Paint The Poo An unusual plan to encourage dog owners to properly dispose of their pets' waste appears to be ...

Bauer-Griffin Following in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, the United Kingdom's Prince Harry takes his charitable duties seriously. That being said, some duties are a little more fun than others. Case in point: Yesterday's visit to Canine Partners in West Sussex, U.K. Canine Partners, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary, trains assistance dogs to help the disabled with everyday tasks like getting dressed, pushing buttons, working the washing machine and more. Both Harry and older brother Prince William support Help for Heroes, an organization that focuses on injured service personnel and works closely with Canine Partners, according to BBC News (which has a ...

ParisHilton, Twitter Paris Buys Pug to Get Over Guy Some girls get a new haircut or pricey pair of shoes to move on after a breakup. Paris Hilton, however, isn't like most girls, and after a split from Doug Reinhardt, she's consoling herself with a new Pug puppy. The puppy is sure to find friends in Hilton's menagerie, which, according to the Daily Mail, currently includes 17 chihuahuas and a Pomeranian. According to Hilton's Twitter feed, the little fella's name is Mugsy. Sea Lion Pup Goes Climbing Forget "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; we've got a sea-lion on a rooftop deck in Newport Beach, Calif. The pup climbed the outdoor stairs to Mike Kai's rooftop deck, according to the Orange County ...

Sure our birthday is officialy over but we couldn't resist bringing back one last gallery of photos. Whether you caught these images of service animals the first time around or not, we hope you'll enjoy this trip down memory lane with us. Besides, what's not to love about the relationship between these amazing animals and the people they are helping? http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=605465&pid=605464&uts=1271341212 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Service Animals Horsing Around Have you ever seen a woman ride a horse into a ...

Meghan Hopkins Name: Meghan Hopkins Age: 33 Job: After-care coordinator for Canine Assistants First things first: What is Canine Assistants? We train service dogs, free of charge, for people with disabilities or who have seizures. They can open and close doors, turn lights on and off, pull wheelchairs and detect seizures. We rely on donations to train the dogs and provide them to the recipients, who come from all over the country. The recipients come for a two-week training camp. The first day, we introduce them to four or five dogs we've chosen for them, and then that day, they choose the one they'll be working with. At that point, the dogs are trained, so it's really about training the ...

Pix'n Pages With the Westminster Kennel Club 134th Annual Dog Show almost upon us (Feb. 15–16), Paw Nation will be talking with some of the show dogs' owners for some insight into this year's contestants. Dog Breed: Belgian Malinois Group: Herding Dog's Full Registered Name: CH TriSorts Zorro del Mango, RE, TT, HIC, CGC Nickname: Zorro Dog's Age: 6 Owner's Name: Sara Donadei-Blood Hometown: North Lauderdale, Fla. Tell me about your dog's personality. Malinois as a breed typically are aggressive. They're very reactive to their environment. Malinois are super dogs when it comes to competitive obedience. I noticed that my Malinois was developing into a sweet, affectionate boy. ...