When I strolled into the ring at the Pennington Day dog show’s Look-Alike Contest in suburban New Jersey in the mid-1990s, I had all the confidence of a young girl assured of victory.

If you’re looking for a canine companion, there are tons of reasons a small dog breed is the way to go. Believe it or not, tiny apartments, limited budgets and busy schedules all factor into the ...

Black-tailed prairie dogs are not actually dogs at all. They are small, stout, tan rodents with a lightly white or buff-white belly. They have short black tails, small ears, dark eyes and long ...