I may not look it (ha!) but I just celebrated my 469th birthday (OK, in dog years) and, speaking plainly, it’s my time to retire. I am that lu…

One sometimes hears a comment along the lines of “be the kind of person your pet thinks you are” as an appeal for the best of human behavior. …

News flash: 2020 sucked. But as with most sucky things, we should search for the lessons perhaps available. That moves me to the best dog on t…

’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house

I’m among those who loves to travel, both near and quite far, but frankly does not understand why anyone who doesn’t expressly have to travel …

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Comments like “the world has gone mad” are as common today as “hello.” Sadly, I am afraid this column shares that sentiment, although not in r…

A reader recently asked about animals and sleep. We human animals spend a lot of time talking about sleep — or, more accurately, talking about…

If you’re a regular reader here, it probably wouldn’t surprise you if this turned out to be another column about Lola, the world’s most perfec…