When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images It’s finally happening: I’m preparing for a puppy of my own! Like many first ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalia Shahmetova, the founder of Woofz by nove8. It has been edited for length and clarity. I have a beagle. And if you know the breed, you know ...

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Charlie, 27, has trained 3,000 dogs, but one breed he mentions has sparked online outrage and plenty of pushback.

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 ...

For those of you who’ve been there, please tell me this: Can you ever get over the loss of your first dog? How do you know if your heart is ready for another? It’s been nearly six years since our red ...

President-elect Barack Obama began his first post-election speech with a big promise. Not just to the nation, but to his two young daughters. He promised them a new dog. So how do you pick a "first ...

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 ...