AM Headlines — 12.2.09

It’s getting so a dog can’t take care of business anymore without risking life and limb to a big-eyed raptor just waiting to sink its talons into an unsuspecting pooch. A 9-year-old miniature pinscher named Mary Lew had just taken her owner, Sarah Miller, into the front yard of their south Spokane home about 5 p.m. Sunday when the 8-pound dog was attacked by an owl. More here . (Jesse Tinsley/SR)

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