Did you know that Take Your Dog To Work Day was invented by Pet Sitters International in 1999?

Dog sports can be as simple as a weekend hobby or as serious as any career.

Recently, two animal-loving punkers - Farida Mazlan and Angel Fischer - joined forces to create an amazing benefit for Rocket Dog Rescue held in March at Fallout SF in the North Beach District.

One of my favorite programs at Marin Humane is called Compassion Corner. Every two weeks, we welcome adults with developmental disabilities to the shelter for special visits with dogs, kittens, guinea pigs, and rabbits.

Atop the hill on Mason Street, proudly overlooking the city, stands the iconic Fairmont San Francisco, designed by renowned architect Julia Morgan.

The sharp, spiky grasses known as foxtails can cause serious harm to dogs if not treated promptly.

Bob Dylan was right about many things, never more so than when he penned The Times They Are A-Changin’.

Maybe you’ve watched your dog sprint around a park, leaping over logs, rocks, or other dogs, and thought, “Wow, my dog would probably be good at agility.”

Around midnight on Friday, March 10, raging waters in the Pajaro River breached the levee and moved swiftly towards the sleepy town.

We love our dogs. A lot. And as guardians, we must ensure that no harm will come to our dogs.

It’s hard to say exactly when Jojo (sometimes affectionately called Hobo Jo) first arrived on our property.

On a typical day, you probably utter your dog's name at least 10 or 20 times, maybe more.

If your dog greets you with too much happy jumping and mouthing, you can teach an alternate behavior.

Have you seen those new talking communication gadgets where a dog pushes a button and the device says a word, like “play” or “outside?” I’ve been trying to figure out why these contraptions just don’t sit right with me.

I remember how we all cheered the first day a stray dog came in and the scan picked up a microchip.

The call for a search can come at any time, day or night, for a CARDA dog handler.

I’m one of those people who likes to consider new possibilities when the New Year rolls around.

In considering the goals you’d like to set for the new year, ask yourself two questions: What do you want to improve with your dog? And what do you want them to learn next?

The most accessible dog sports are generally the scenting sports, and there are good reasons for this.

Dogs do not innately know how they are supposed to behave in our human world.