Reputable breeders, informed owners can lower rescue numbers

I recently chronicled my experience testing a lovely litter of golden retriever puppies. Temperament-testing helps predict future behavioral traits of adult dogs — an aid to matching puppies with the right owners.

Help For Pet Owners: Reputable breeders, informed owners can lower rescue numbers

I recently chronicled my experience testing a lovely litter of golden retriever puppies. Temperament-testing helps predict future behavioral traits of adult dogs — an aid to matching puppies with the right owners.

Ruben Rosario: When a service dog helps a crime victim, does it hinder justice?

Attached to an IV pumping chemo drugs into me for four continuous days, I finally surrendered to the doldrums.

Getting There: Seat belts for dogs? Maybe not so crazy after all

Survey’s sponsors recommend seat belts for pets There are few more joyful sights in the world than a big old dog sticking its head out a car window with a goofy grin, its tongue hanging out and its ears flapping in the breeze. Up until about 15 years ago, that was me in the driver’s seat and a golden retriever named Gusty riding behind.

Getting There: Is driving going to the dogs?

Survey’s sponsors recommend seat belts for pets There are few more joyful sights in the world than a big old dog sticking its head out a car window with a goofy grin, its tongue hanging out and its ears flapping in the breeze.

Getting There: Seat belts for dogs aren’t so crazy after all

Survey’s sponsors recommend seat belts for pets There are few more joyful sights in the world than a big old dog sticking its head out a car window with a goofy grin, its tongue hanging out and its ears flapping in the breeze. Up until about 15 years ago, that was me in the driver’s seat and a golden retriever named Gusty riding behind.

Is driving going to the dogs?

Survey’s sponsors recommend seat belts for pets There are few more joyful sights in the world than a big old dog sticking its head out a car window with a goofy grin, its tongue hanging out and its ears flapping in the breeze. Up until about 15 years ago, that was me in the driver’s seat and a golden retriever named Gusty riding behind.

How can I help my retriever who is very afraid of storms?

Q: My 3-year-old golden retriever has always been afraid of thunder and lightning. She’s become very sensitive and can sense a storm way ahead of time and her anxiety begins.

Sniffing out cell phones

Labrador retriever Jett (above and top) sniffs an inmate for contraband with the help of her handler Sgt. Wendell Stockton on Feb. 14 at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown

Labrador Retriever Reigns Supreme Once Again in Baltimore

Nationally, Labrador Retriever Also Remains America’s Most Popular Breed As the Bulldog Quietly Creeps Up the List