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 ...

When police Officer Michael Driscoll got into his cruiser a few weeks ago, he knew something wasn’t quite right. Driscoll’s young new partner, Midnight, was in the back seat wagging her black Labrador ...

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, ...

It takes a big man to admit his shortcomings, and at a well-packed, chiseled 96 pounds of muscle and bird-hunting energy, this 51/2-year-old (that’s approximately 40 human years) Labrador retriever is ...