People get dogs for different reasons. Source: Barnabas Davot / Pexels by Katherine Houpt, VMD, PhD, DACVB Are you thinking of obtaining a dog? You already know that dog ownership (or parenting, if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. My husband, Sean, and me, with my service dog, Wheatie. When you marry someone, you vow to stick by them “in sickness and in ...

I need to acknowledge my bias... toward having a dog. But lest you worry that I’ll present an unfairly positive view of doggie ownership—or if we’re PC, doggie guardianship—I’ll start with reasons to ...

How can I help her get over that fear? We’d like to have a family dog one day. A: In my travels throughout the county I’ve met a number of children who are petrified of dogs. Given the proximity of a ...