While every dog has an important role to play in its owners' lives, some special pups qualify to fulfill an especially vital role in their owners' health, happiness, and independence. I'm talking ...

Labrador Puppy Training is a Must! Labrador Retriever pups are working dogs. This means they live to please you for a treat. The more you engage them with different puppy training behaviors the ...

It’s a big deal when Laura Hayes arrives at Cabrillo Elementary School with her student, Annabelle. Hayes is a service dog trainer and Annabelle is a 12-week-old Golden Retriever who is, as easily ...

It takes a big man to admit his shortcomings, and at a well-packed, chiseled 96 pounds of muscle and bird-hunting energy, this 51/2-year-old (that’s approximately 40 human years) Labrador retriever is ...

Every sportsman has hunted with a dog that runs wild, flubs retrieves or mixes up the word "sit" with "scram." Indeed, most waterfowlers and bird hunters own dogs that are far from perfectly trained, ...

No direct route leads from the small town of Appleton in west-central Minnesota to the even smaller town of Grand Junction, Tenn., as Dave Rorem can attest. Rorem, 65, is a retired Minnesota ...