Notch posted to his blog about some upcoming updates (http://notch.tumblr.com/post/3940195633/the-state-of-minecraft) and not the least significant is TAMEABLE WOLVES!

Notice how they shake water off, and that you can make them do tricks and stuff? I'm so psyched, as an avid dog lover!

Attention fellow teh3l3m3nts geeks, just wanted to let u know obsidian is back up and running. if you find any errors email minecraftpisspants@gmail.com

-nate-(IMGArY)