Dog Talk: Dog Meets Cat

Dear Uncle Matty: Everyone in our family, my husband and my two daughters and I, are upset about the way our 4-year-old Boxer is treating the little 1-year-old cat we brought home last week. From minute one, "Streak" has lived up to his name, ...

Dog Talk: New Year, New York, New Hope

One New York City resident is kicking off 2012 with a weighty goal: to change the legal status of pets from "property" to "living souls."

Elena Zakharova has filed a civil suit in New York against the Upper East Side pet store that sold her a ...

Dog Talk: Puppy Presents

Every year, I caution people against giving the gift of a puppy for Christmas. There are many reasons for this, from the chaos of the season to the coldness of the climate to the fact that it is such a personal decision -- essentially the only ...

Dog Talk: Cargo Not for Canines

Last month, 56-year-old Lynn Jones of Nevada was fired for refusing to load an emaciated dog into a plane's cargo area. This week, Airport Terminal Services President Sally Leible offered the big-hearted baggage handler her job back, along with ...

Dog Talk: Between Neighbors

I have a neighbor who has a chocolate lab. Twice now, their dog has evaded their electric fence and come at me from 20 to 30 yards. Both times I was about to go on a run.

I love dogs and have had dogs all my life, but this one charges toward ...

Dog Talk: Decoding Canine Behaviors

We have a 7-month-old baby who is learning to crawl. When she starts moving, our 10-year-old Ridgeback/Pit bull mix gets anxious and starts circling her. Every once in a while when she is moving, he will charge at her and nudge her with his ...