Special Dog Features

For small dogs like these and their discriminating owners, only the most specialized care will do.

While dogs aren’t capable of resolving anything, December 31st is a good time to take stock of ways to help your dog become healthier and happier.

"When pet owners go out to run errands, the majority of them leave their dogs alone in the kitchen, which is the No. 1 place dogs accidentally start fires," says American Kennel Club (AKC) spokeswoman Lisa Peterson. "Not many pet owners realize that their pet can actually be the cause of a devastating fire."

June 25th is Take Your Dog to Work Day, designed to raise awareness about dog adoption. After all, your co-workers will surely want dogs of their own after meeting your pal.

Murphy, a chocolate Lab and pit bull mix who was rescued from an animal shelter, is now one of the country?s top doggy dock divers.

There are many ways therapy dogs can help treat people of all ages in a wide range of settings who may have any number of physical or mental health difficulties.

When Lena Harris got pregnant with her second child, her German shepherd, Guinness, started acting overly attentive and clingy, as if he’d sniffed out the forthcoming addition to the pack.

There used to be no place like home for a dog when the family went away. But these days, there’s a place that might be even better than home.

If you live with a shedding, dirt-digging pooch, keeping your house clean can seem like a challenge mightier than teaching an old dog a new trick.

Hiking with dogs takes some planning and thought. Make sure you keep your hike from turning into a misadventure.

An estimated 73 million dogs live in the United States, and each dog produces an average of 274 pounds of waste a year.

You may love your four-legged friend, but you probably don’t love its smells and stains. It’s a fact of pet-owning life that dogs tread in dirt, can leave bad-smelling hairs all over your home, and sometimes use carpets and furniture as a toilet.

Did you know that animal shelters often have holiday wish lists? For example, the Evanston, Ill., municipal animal shelter is so reliant on donations of funds, food and supplies that its fundraising arm has started an online wish list asking for items. On that list are cotton rope toys, fleece throws for kennels, food and treats, and then some items you might not consider when donating to an animal shelter.