TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas legislator is trying to give the dog breed that played Toto in “The Wizard of Oz” a leg up by making it a state symbol.

Rep. Ed Trimmer’s bill would designate the Cairn Terrier the official dog of the state — which also has an official tree and grass.

Brenda Moore of Augusta, who works with the South Central Kansas Kennel Club, says the breed was chosen because of its role in the movie, and to avoid conflicts with dog breed owners.

Trimmer tells The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/zKspm4) he knows Kansas faces serious issues and expects to “get barked at” by colleagues. He hopes the Legislature doesn’t spend much time on the proposal.

Trimmer says the issue was important to constituents and the terrier is an “appropriate choice.”

Mark Buehrle's left arm may have been greeted warmly down in south Florida this offseason, but the same can't be said for one of his family's four dogs.

Kansas City Chiefs player Glenn Dorsey is one of the top defensive ends in the NFL, and he's taking his protective nature off the field to show compassion for dogs. In PETA's newest campaign, Glenn urges dog guardians to be their dogs' biggest defenders by bringing them indoors instead of leaving them outdoors to fend for themselves in all weather extremes.

LONDON -- A British court has barred a man from having a dog for three years after his Labrador puppy was discovered drunk.

Matthew Cox had been drinking vodka and coke with his roommate on Aug. 22 when he left his glass on the floor to go for a smoke.

Playboy mogul just wants his pooch.

Crystal Harris is in the doghouse with Hugh Hefner’s exes.

Former Hefner gal pals Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison are backing up the Playboy mogul in a dispute with his ex-fiancée over who gets to keep their pooch, Us reported.

Pop star PINK came to the rescue of a badly injured dog by reportedly paying for the dog to undergo a life-saving operation.

The animal-loving singer read a story online about the plight of the pooch, which had sustained three broken legs after it was thrown off an overpass in Los Angeles,

It appears that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and his former fiance Crystal Harris are in a bitter custody war — over their puppy!

Shortly after she left him in June just days before their wedding, Hef let Crystal keep their puppy Charlie, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel.

Actress Kristin Bauer has announced her support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals' (WSPA) Collars Not Cruelty campaign to protect dogs from cruelty and rabies.

Actress Jennifer Anniston and boyfriend Justin Theroux were spotted walking their dog in Beverly Hills, CA. Dolly, their adopted German Shepherd is one of Jennifer's two canine companions. Her other pooch is a 16-year-old Welsh Corgi-terrier mix, named Norman.

More than 200 proud dog owners and their furry, four-legged friends gathered in the lobby of the Aloft Hotel on Nov 11th to celebrate the recent premier of one of the most-talked-about dog related books to hit the shelves, The Hottest Hounds in Birmingham.

The pampered pooches were treated like royalty for a night of fun, food and unforgettable fancy. In partnership with the Animal League of Birmingham, the event was complete with red carpet treatment for the cuddly canines, "puparrazzi" photographs and even a dog treat bar.