Skipping Down the Slippery Side of the Slope: Cats are not welcome in my home (Naples Daily News)

My daughter’s birthday is looming in the distance and the question of what she wants for her big day has already come up.We’ve been lucky so far, as her wish lists have always been relatively easy. Since birth, my daughter has the tendency of latching onto one favorite subject or interest and nothing else.First, there was Pooh Bear. Everything was Pooh Bear. When we woke in the morning the first ...

How Tulip and Daisy made a guy's heart bloom (San Francisco Chronicle)

Five years ago, San Francisco hospitality and restaurant consultant Andrew Freeman was in a happy relationship, living a fabulous life of work, travel and dining out with friends every night. Then his partner dropped a bomb: He wanted a dog. Given my hectic...

Dog trivia and other tips for taking care of canines (GMA News)

Dogs are cute. They give unconditional, drool-filled devotion. They make you feel like you’re the king or queen of the world. It’s nice to see their furry bodies wiggling and their tails wagging with happiness each time they see you.

Brookfield woman's dog wins Best of Breed at Westminster show (The News-Times)

A ribbon on the a crate belonging to Brookfield resident Carrie Parma-Collier’s 8-year-old Samoyed, named White Magic’s For Your Eyes Only, who won best in breed during the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010.

The Internet goes to the dogs

The e-mails started around 8:30 a.m. Nov. 5, the morning after Barack Obama’s presidential election, or more importantly, his victory speech. I’m just surprised my inbox didn’t start filling up the night before, say 4 minutes, 35 seconds into Obama’s speech when he broached what, for a whole lot of cyber dwellers, is the most important implication of his historic win.