Dog Culture

The lights dim as the cake, wreathed in candles, is ceremoniously carried in to a rousing chorus of “Happy Birthday.” Eager eyes follow its progress and little Sparky holds his breath in anticipation. Liver cake is his favourite.

If you’re getting married and plan to include fur kids, make sure you are well groomed in wedding petiquette

As I finally pay bills and do laundry and all the other life chores that my passion for “the dog park fight” has kept me from for months, I ask myself, “Was this ‘doggie debit’ worth it?”

I really miss having my dogs available in the house and cuddling with me but it isn’t going to happen here. I am considering moving away from this man over my two dogs.

I'm a new dog owner. My Havanese puppy, Boing-Boing, is great, but I hope you understand my disgust with other dog owners.

Sniffed out: the city’s best ideas for a full day of doggie nirvana.
Herewith, Toronto’s top dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, shops, and outdoor spots.

The city’s best ideas for a full day of doggie nirvana. Herewith, Seattle’s top dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, shops, and outdoor spots.

From hand-carved wood to holograms

Grab a snack at the local barkery, stroll Washington park or take a desert hike before freshening up at the Wag N' Wash and retiring to your swank digs for an in-room doggie massage.

One taste of the wild, competitive sport of flyball and you’re hooked. Dogs utterly fascinated with balls race off-leash over a 51-foot course, along the way hurdling four jumps that are 10 feet apart. The size of the shortest dog on the team determines the jump height for that entire team. At the end of the course, the dog uses his or her feet to hit “the box”—a device that fires a tennis ball—then catches the ball and flies back over the jumps to the finish line. As the first runner crosses the line, the second dog in the four-dog team takes off. To make it even more exciting, these dogs are racing alongside another team of ball-hungry athletic canines.