I have to say, as a volunteer for a local humane society, that breeders could very well create the larger population of sheltered or rescued dogs, but that is not to say owners are responsible for... Read more >>

Twenty years ago, I didn't know that pet stores were villains who marketed puppies from puppy mills in the Midwest or the East Coast. I only knew that I didn't like pet stores because of the... Read more >>

THE DOG THAT NOBODY WANTED The pound, a divorce, to the ranch … a true story … Jim and I were in Folsom, Ca. the summer of 2006. Our son had just married Heather and we were visiting... Read more >>

As Bonnie paced back and forth behind me in the back seat on the way home, I thought about the vet’s “diagnosis.” Maybe Bonnie’s temperament was a good thing—after all... Read more >>

The dog in this story started his life on New Year’s Day 2004 in Mineral, VA. His mom and dad are AKC Registered and come from the West German Seiger Show lines, hence his reddish color. When he... Read more >>

August of 2000 seemed to be a particularly bad month for thunderstorms. Nearly every afternoon, a monster would roll in bringing flashing bolts of lightning and house-shuddering thunder. One... Read more >>

We have adopted another dog.  Okay, I adopted another dog and Patrick did not complain loudly enough for me to take notice so by default, we have adopted another dog. Henry is our new... Read more >>

A Story: Playful Dogs and Kids Meet and Help Bring Neighbors Together Last year I became a first-time dog owner of two terrier pups that were abandoned on the narrow hillside road outside my Los... Read more >>

My husband and I are big-dog people. Wait, that doesn’t sound quite right. That is to say, we are not people who are also big dogs; we just prefer them over small ones. Although I do have a... Read more >>

Some dog hybrids seem like great ideas, while others just seem … pointless or misguided, to say the least. Thanks to designer dog breeds, there really is a puppy for every personality. More and... Read more >>