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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.
2014 stories
Bringing a service dog into a restaurant in Alaska means navigating two overlapping legal systems that do not always use the same language.
A Virginia restaurant owner can be looking at a lawsuit for turning away a legitimate service dog, while the person who dresses up a pet in a fake vest to dodge a “no pets” sign faces a criminal charge of their own.
Bring a leashed dog onto almost any North Carolina state park trail and you’re following the rules — but cross into Great Smoky Mountains National Park with that same dog and rangers can turn you around at the trailhead.
Homeowners’ insurance claims spike as much as 14 percent on Halloween night compared to any other night of the year, and a dog bite at the front door is one of the most common reasons why.
If you’re thinking about bringing home a wolf-dog hybrid in Missouri, you need to know upfront that this isn’t treated like adopting a Labrador from the local shelter.
If you’ve ever watched a server hesitate at the sight of a dog trotting into a dining room, you’ve seen the confusion that surrounds service animals in restaurants firsthand.
A four-year-old dog named Zeus made headlines in 2023 when a Rhode Island shelter had to search out of state to find him a home.
If you picture a wolf-dog lounging in a Nevada backyard without a second thought from the law, the reality is more layered than that image suggests.
Mississippi’s forests, river bluffs, and Gulf Coast trails cover more ground than most hikers realize, and the vast majority of them welcome dogs on hiking trails in Mississippi as long as you follow a few rules.
If you picture a wolf loping through a Utah backyard, the state’s actual rulebook might surprise you.
A server who demands a certificate before seating a service dog is breaking the law, not enforcing it.
Arkansas has no statewide law that automatically makes a dog owner pay for every bite, which catches a lot of parents off guard when they assume every state handles this the same way.
Nebraska packs river bluffs, sandhill dunes, and pine-shaded canyons into a state most people drive through rather than hike, and you can bring your dog along on nearly all of it.
Walk into any diner in Wichita or Overland Park with a service dog at your side, and you’re protected by two overlapping legal systems at once: the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Kansas’s own White Cane Law.
If you rely on a service dog and plan to eat out in Utah, you don’t need to carry paperwork, wear a special vest, or answer more than two questions before you sit down.
If a dog bites a trick-or-treater on your porch this Halloween, Connecticut’s dog bite liability laws hold you responsible whether or not that dog ever showed a hint of aggression before.
Walking into a diner in Missoula or a steakhouse in Bozeman with a service dog at your side is a legal right, not a favor a manager gets to grant or deny on a whim.
Wolf-dog hybrid laws in New Mexico catch a lot of prospective owners off guard: the state itself sets no permit requirement and no ownership ban, yet you can still break the law simply by living inside the wrong city limits.
Walk into almost any diner, steakhouse, or brewpub in Iowa with a service dog at your side, and federal and state law say the same thing: you’re allowed in.
Wolf-dog hybrid laws in Arizona surprise a lot of new owners: the state treats these animals as domestic pets, not wildlife, which means there’s no statewide permit standing between you and bringing one home.
