The case is an indicator of how the subprime mortgage crisis is continuing to dog US lenders five years on.

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Haatchi is one of five dog "heroes" competing in the public vote for the Friends for Life award at next month's Crufts 2013.

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The statue of John Douangdara (dwung-DEHR'-ah) and his dog, Bart, is part of a five-acre dog park that's named for Douangdara.

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