The Associated Press offered us a story last Friday on the sad state of affairs when it comes to big black dog love. Apparently there’s something about these guys—or about us—that makes humans more likely to cringe when they see one headed their way during a sidewalk stroll.

What’s more alarming than just basic big black dog angst is that adoption rates at shelters are supposedly lower for...

You may think four dogs is not a very big sample size. Nonetheless, my experience has to count for something. Last month I put four middle-aged, morbidly obese dogs on a strict diet, explaining that if they didn’t lose a significant amount of weight (5 lbs for all 75 to 115-pounders in the group) we’d be forced to give 23 Comments