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 ...

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 ...

Seizure alert dogs are working partners trained to notice subtle shifts in scent, movement, or behavior that often happen minutes before a seizure. That warning can give someone time to sit down, take ...

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, ...

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