Some family dogs love everybody, but they’ve got a soft spot for the kids. They shadow them from room to room, lay outside their bedroom door, sit close during movie night, and show up the second a ...

My four kids have been begging us to get a dog for many, many years. Every time they asked, I had a slew of very valid reasons why the answer was always, "No." Dogs are expensive, they bark, they ...

The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a month, he met up with his canine friend Hadley on a hospital patio. Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the ...

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CINCINNATI (AP) — The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a month, he met up with his canine friend Hadley on a hospital patio. Despite being tethered to equipment with wires ...