Dakota, a 3 ½-year-old Australian shepherd mix, bounced into the ring, her tail wagging. She poked her nose into a prickly straw bed and raced over a tall pile of rough bales. Then, darting toward a ...

Harmony and Christopher Lane pose with Finn after a successful rat hunt. The Jefferson family travels around mid- and coastal Maine with their two dogs to eradicate rats. Credit: Courtesy of Kymberly ...

It’s a warm Wednesday morning in Mineville, N.S., as Colleen Fowler's dogs follow her to a tent filled with boxes and stacks of hay. She’s preparing for a day of rat sports: an activity for dogs where ...

MORRISTON, Fla. — Tucked in a beautiful oak forest in Morriston, Florida, 30 miles south of Gainesville, a rustic and welcoming barn stands tall. Outside the barn’s open doors, dogs big and little wag ...

When Jenna Walkling got her dog Torch in early 2020, the pup initially seemed to adapt well to his new environment. But over the summer, his behavior changed, and she started to get worried that the ...