I’m also a professional dog trainer, it won’t surprise you that I love to see a sniffer dog working at the airport.

Forget those old timey paintings of Dalmations riding to fires on horse drawn carriages, their ears flapping in the breeze. Modern canines have a much more important role in today’s fire service.

In the last days of December 2017, California firefighters faced not just the unrelenting exhaustion of fighting the state’s largest-ever wildfire for weeks without a break, but the grief of losing one of their own.

Skilled medical-alert service dogs can make a profound difference in the lives of people with diabetes - sometimes the difference between life or death.

Imagine not being able to pick up a set of keys, open a door, or carry a bag of groceries without asking for help from family, friends, or paid caregivers.

The first piece of art I remember growing up was a painting of several dogs sitting upright around a table, drinking, smoking, and playing poker.

Years ago, a friend of mine was breeding French Bulldogs, and at that moment, I thought I was ready for a furry friend in my life

After 30 years in St. Louis, the American Kennel Club’s Museum of the Dog finally returned to New York two years ago. And what a homecoming it’s been! 

As a professional pet photographer, I’ve asked myself the same question as centuries of artists before me have, “How do you capture the beauty and essence of a dog?”

People who like sports - from a casual game of catch to the intensity of the pro leagues - are motivated by a variety of benefits, and the same is true for canines.

I am walking in a wide open field with my dog Laz. It's just the two of us out there, the sun beating down.

This is the new sport that’s exploded throughout the dog world in the last few years. Yes, it’s Nose Work, also known as Scent Work. And dogs love it.

I’ve been a runner for 20 years now. Sometimes I get serious about it and train for a particular race, but mostly I’m a casual runner.

Instead of teaching our dogs that the world outside our front doors is a frenetic and crazy place, we can help our dogs become more balanced and calm as they make their way through our human world.

My heart skipped a few beats when we turned left into Golden Gate Park at 36th Avenue on reopening day and saw the many terrific upgrades to this once dilapidated place.

For many dogs, such a transition may not come so easily. But being comfortable alone or independent of you are skills every dog can learn.

We interviewed five different dogs to find out their ideas for the perfect Valentine’s Day.

Once upon a time there was a Maltese named Jay Snow. He was small and fragile so you had to be careful, but he thought he was a big dog.

There is much to love this February - and what better time for the Friends of Esprit Park (FoEP) to recap our progress and send a big public valentine to everyone who’s helped us get this far.

As I think about the past year, I’m struck by the similarities between our “new normal” and the life of shelter dogs.