Does your dog love going to the veterinarian, or dread it? For some dogs, the obligatory annual a Three-year-old Pointer mix Annabelle...

I love puppies, as long as they are someone else’s. Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing cuter than that little face while he is...

The ultimate in scratch-off lottery games for some dogs would be Leashtastic!, Lucky Leashes!, or best of all, Win 1,000 Leashes a Week...

Or maybe it should be “Bite, Interrupted.” Because some dogs will take the briefest of nips and back away so quickly that you’re not sure...

After spending some time recently at my local dog park, I have decided that there are lessons to be learned there. For example, contrast...

It started with Lassie, the Collie. Or maybe it was Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd. Or that dog Asta, the Jack Russell Terrier, from...

You move in, pay the mortgage or the rent, screw in the light bulbs, have the paper delivered. You think the place is yours, right? If...

Dog food manufacturers must love people who put out a full dish of food for their dogs, in Remember that awful scene in the film Mommie...

Those gated adults-only communities in Florida always seem to have lists of rules that regulate everything from how often your yard must...

McDonalds, Burger King and Starbucks have taught us to expect uniformity. You can go to any of their franchises anywhere in the world and...

Barney is a 5 year old Golden Retriever with excellent hearing. I mention this because his owners would swear on a stack of Bibles that...

In the Broadway musical The Producers, meek accountant Leopold Bloom sings about the “urge to merge.” As many chagrined dog owners know,...

The Stewart family home is a fortress, although visitors are welcome. It’s the family itself that is braced for battle. Because inside...

Some dogs don’t seem to have all four paws on the same ground as we do. This dog pays no never mind to a thing except the phantom smell...

It’s the white elephant in the room whenever there is a Mastiff, St. Bernard or Bloodhound present. Owners of these breeds – and other...

I don’t like to get dressed up, but I’ll do it for an event that benefits homeless animals. Friday night I ditched my boots for heels to...

Teddy, an eight-year-old Border Collie, has his owner well trained. When Teddy’s owner was between jobs, each morning the two would take...

My idea of a pure, indulgent pleasure is to have a pedicure. For 40 minutes, I can close my eyes and have someone else make my abused...