Puppy scams are popping up in Arizona online and print classified ads, where the seller appears to be local and offers free English bulldogs or Yorkshire terriers. But when contacted by e-mail, the seller says he or she is in Africa on a religious mission and promises to ship the dog overnight for a few hundred dollars. After getting the money, the seller never ships a puppy.

A similar scenario is playing out in other states and countries, prompting consumer warnings Tuesday from the Better Business Bureau and the American Kennel Club. .

New Web scam: Free puppy, you just pay for shipping

Puppy scams are popping up in Arizona online and print classified ads, where the seller appears to be local and offers free English bulldogs or Yorkshire terriers. But when contacted by e-mail, the seller says he or she is in Africa on a religious mission and promises to ship the dog overnight for a few hundred dollars. After getting the money, the seller never ships a puppy.

A similar scenario is playing out in other states and countries, prompting consumer warnings Tuesday from the Better Business Bureau and the American Kennel Club. .

Lawyer for Paris Hilton speaks out

Expensive lawyer for pampered pooch Paris Hilton, Mike Hunt, said today: "I could have got my client (and new boat) off, if she had just stated in court she was "twaddley-waddley"". Asked what "twaddley-waddley" meant he stated it was "icky-dickie" and "surreptitious"."Basically, she just had to sing, slightly off key 'Bim-bomb-bay, there's a place called bimb-bom-bay and in this place lives a bimbo in bim-bomb-bay, in a mansion, a bimbo in bim-bomb-bay'". He continued, "However Paris felt that singing - Anything - with a bomb in it was un-American, given particularly the new threat of extra terrestrials that we now all face".Hilton is doing surprising well according to Hunt, although she is being held in "cramped administrative segregation" because she is a celebrity. The warders have been relocated to tents in the prison grounds.

Texas boxer is champ as dog show ends

Michael Shepherd's 4-year-old boxer, Monroe, received the all-breed "Best in Show" honors Sunday in the second day of an American Kennel Association-sanctioned all-breed dog show at Jackson Fairgrounds Park.

The Flower Mound, Texas, man is a second-generation dog show competitor, and Monroe is no mere pup.

"It's our 68th all-breed best in show," Shepherd said.

What's the secret to their success?

"Good dog. Good owner. Luck," he said.

Following is a list of all Sunday's champions:

* Hound Group: Beagle (15 inch) Ch Springfield N Skyline's Big Shot, Urbandale, Iowa

* Working Group: Boxer Ch Bayview Some Like It Hot, Flower Mound, Texas

* Non-Sporting Group: Keeshonden Ch Trumpet's Jumpin' Jack Flash, Memphis

* Sporting Group: English Setter Ch Esthetes Fandango, Winchester, Ky.

Boxer Dog Receives Bravery Award

Boxer dog Cally recieved a PDSA Commendation yesterday (29 May) after she led her owner, Nick Hurle, to injured farm manager, Peter Gurney, who was pinned down by two half-tonne bales of silage at Pinner Park Farm.

The special presentation was held at Pinner PDSA shop on Bridge Street on Tuesday 29 May at 4.30pm.

Recounting the story, Nick Hurle, 60, said: "Last March I was taking my usual morning walk with Cally near Pinner Park Farm when she ran off. When she came back, she insisted that I follow her. Suddenly, I could hear a man crying out in pain and saw large plastic bales, which are normally stacked neatly, scattered across the farmyard. I ran over and realised he had been crushed by two of the bales. If it wasn't for Cally I would never have found him. I quickly rang 999."

Farm Manager, Peter Gurney, 60, said: "I was using my tractor to bring the silage down to feed the cows.