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Dive into the world of dogs — from loyal companion breeds and working dogs to wild canines like wolves and foxes, with expert insights into behavior, training, breeds, and care.
2012 stories
Walk into any diner in Providence or a seafood spot on the Newport waterfront, and you might spot a dog quietly sitting under a table while its handler eats.
Dogs on hiking trails in West Virginia are the rule rather than the exception, but the exact requirements shift depending on whether your boots are on state, federal, or National Park Service ground.
Walk into almost any restaurant in Nashville, Memphis, or Knoxville with a service dog beside you, and federal law says the doors have to open.
If you’re planning to bring your service dog to a restaurant in Colorado, you’re protected by two separate layers of law working at the same time.
Halloween night sends thousands of costumed kids up unfamiliar driveways and onto unfamiliar porches across Tennessee, and that mix of strangers, doorbells, and excitement is exactly the kind of stress that can trigger a family dog to snap.
Ohio bans lions, tigers, and bears outright, yet a dog with a wolf in its bloodline can legally share your couch.
If you’re thinking about bringing a wolf-dog hybrid into your Texas home, the legal picture is more layered than a quick search suggests.
Walk into nearly any restaurant in New York City or Buffalo with a service dog at your side, and you have a federally protected right to a table — a right that once cost a group of restaurants $64,000 in fines when a manager tried to say no.
You might expect one tidy rulebook to cover every trail in the country’s smallest state, but Rhode Island’s dog-hiking rules are anything but uniform.
Halloween brings a rush of costumed strangers to Michigan front porches, and that mix of doorbells, masks, and excited kids is exactly the kind of chaos that can turn a normally calm dog into a defensive one.
Halloween night sends thousands of costumed kids up unfamiliar driveways across Nebraska, and every one of those doorbell rings is a moment when a family dog could react unpredictably.
Roughly 49 percent of Indiana households own a dog, giving the state the sixth-highest rate of dog ownership in the country, according to data cited by Truitt Law Offices.
If you’ve ever wondered whether a restaurant in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh can turn away a customer with a service dog, the answer is almost never.
Walk into almost any restaurant in Alabama with a trained service dog at your side, and federal and state law are already working in your favor before the host even greets you.
If you’re researching wolf-dog hybrid laws in Hawaii because you’re planning a move to the islands or you already share your home with one of these animals, the short answer is blunt: state law treats every wolf-dog cross as a prohibited animal, regardless of how many generations separate it from a wild wolf.
State parks make up just 0.06% of Kansas land, and less than 2% of the entire state is public property at all.
If you have ever stood at an Alabama trailhead wondering whether your dog needs to stay clipped to a leash the entire hike, you are not alone.
A single sentence to your vet — “he’s part wolf” — can permanently change how the law treats your dog in Virginia.
When a Louisiana restaurant seats you next to a diner with a calm dog resting quietly under the table, that dog is almost certainly working rather than just tagging along.
If someone walks off with your dog in West Virginia, you’re not just dealing with a heartbreaking loss — you’re dealing with a criminal matter that state lawmakers have specifically addressed.
