For DMX, 2006 was the Year of the Dog; 2007 is shaping up to be the year of being dogged.

The rapper and actor, who remains on the lam in New York, could be persona non grata in Arizona after investigators found a stockpile of guns and a dozen "distressed" pit bulls at his home in the Phoenix suburb of Cave Creek.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department raided the property Friday morning and seized the animals, which were then turned over to a shelter.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was not present.

No charges have been filed, said Sheriff Joe Arpaio. However, detectives would like to question the 36-year-old rapper.
At an afternoon press conference, Arpaio said his department was tipped off earlier this month to the inhumane conditions at the rapper's home. The dogs were not properly fed or watered in the searing desert heat.

The department informed the rapper's camp and said the animals would be removed unless their care improved, Arpaio said. Deputies returned Friday and decided to evacuate the dogs.
As for the cache of guns, Arpaio said investigators confiscated the firearms and were trying to determine if all were legal.