My Pet World: Shelter dog's odd behavior could indicate health problems

These reader questions were answered at the conference of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) last month in Warwick, R.I. Learn more about the group at iaabc.org.

Dr. Karen Becker: 10 Ways to Be a Mistake-Proof Pet Owner

Your chances of having a long-lasting, wonderful relationship with a pet increase dramatically when you give serious thought to the type of animal that best suits you.

Feds dismiss UN envoy's findings on hunger, poor diets

Federal ministers are scoffing at the findings of a United Nations right-to-food envoy who blasted Canada for tolerating inequality and lack of access to nutritious diets among its poor and First Nation citizens.

For Union Rags' owner Wyeth, horses are in the blood

In the dining room of their 18th-century Chadds Ford farmhouse, a Jamie Wyeth painting depicts a pastoral scene but a slightly chaotic one -- his wife, Phyllis, in the midst of their farm animals. read more

Plan to close Palo Alto animal shelter fizzles

by Gennady Sheyner Palo Alto's Animal Services Center may soon become a major financial drain, but a City Council committee agreed at an emotional hearing Thursday night that the aged but popular shelter is far too important to the community to shutter.