If dogs had a philosophy (other than Descartes’ dog – I nap therefore I am), it would be live and let live. For the most part we recognize that we are all God’s creatures (except for the mongrel down ...

It was a regular evening. It was 8:30pm and my husband and I were in bed, lying in our king-sized bed like the number 11. He was reading his paper. I was reading my book. When he tried to share an ...

Any hunting dog with gift for finding birds also has a nose for trouble. It’s in the contract you accept when pup joins your world. That’s why I’m always prepared for the day my bird dog sniffs the ...

Have you ever cracked open a bottle of beer, poured it into a clear glass and left it outside sitting in the sun? Maybe you’ve come back to it after a while to take a sip – and something isn’t quite ...

ST. LOUIS • Republican Rep. Todd Akin, fresh off his steep loss to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in last night's U.S. Senate election, acknowledged to a radio audience today that he got "a real ...