Adopting your dream dog

Whether you choose a puppy, adult dog, purebred or mixed breed, male or female, here’s a quick checklist to help you find the dog of your dreams:

Make a list. Write down all the qualities of your favorite dog of all time, both good and bad.
Rank these qualities in order of importance, from “must have” [...]

Disc Doggin’!

This is my friend Tracy Custer (foster mom to my cattle dog Gimli — Tracy has a littermate), practicing with a few of her 11 (yes, 11) amazing rescued disc dogs.
Most of the moves you see here are used in freestyle competition, which involves the handler throwing to the dog, who catches and performs tricks [...]