Good Dogs

See photos from the 2024 Good Dog Photo Contest

Scottie was more intelligent than most canines—and not a few humans

From his time as a navy medical corpsman to working with bomb-sniffing dogs in Afghanistan, Grayson Guyer followed a winding path back to North Carolina and training companion gundogs

They nurture the bond between outdoorsmen and their four-legged partners

A hunter’s fitting send-off to a loyal, if sometimes hardheaded, Boykin spaniel

Let us introduce you to our pack

When cancer struck, one Texas writer found quiet comfort in her rowdy pup

A summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains proves just the thing for a freewheeling Appalachian golden wolf

After the loss of a beloved pup, one author fills a mutt-sized hole by following Westminster’s purebreds

The odd mix that is Dexter proves that perfection comes from unexpected places

How one daring Alabama black Lab’s story didn’t quite play out as expected

Snuggling siblings, frisky friends, and odd couples

A gallery of puppies to brighten your day

Good dogs that are good for a laugh

Dogs proving life is better where it’s wetter

Good dogs in the great outdoors

Criminally cute canines

Dogs caught in a moment of play

Good dogs in need of a good hose-down

A scraggly Chihuahua mix found on the banks of Lake Erie now runs the show in a Mississippi household