This issue keeps raising itself like a mummy from the same darn tomb in that awful movie you’ve likely seen thirty times over. I thought they killed it the last time, you mutter as you gnaw away at your microwave popcorn. How many times can this one really come back to life?

The issue is seemingly intractable. This time the City of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is considering legislation to change...

Omigod my dogs are dumb! I love them to pieces and we share an amazing bond but there’s no doubt about it: My dogs do not offer me much intelligent company—not compared to the likes of a Border collie or pit bull. A member of this latter breed was the smartest dog I ever had, bar none.

But these Frenchies of mine? They wouldn’t survive a day out in the wild at their mental pace.

It’s not just...