It’s finally happening: I’m preparing for a puppy of my own! Like many first-time pup parents, I’ve been lucky to grow up with family dogs in my childhood home, and there’s been a pooch-shaped hole in ...

A national Japanese survey reveals that people who acquire a dog for the first time walk more and connect more often by phone or online, shedding light on how dog ownership may shape everyday social ...

When Idaho schoolteacher Mandy Wood, originally of Bliss, bought a chocolate Lab as a pet in 2004, she realized she needed more training than the dog did. The first night she had her puppy at home, it ...