Good Dogs

Meet the winners of our 2017 Good Dog Photo Contest, from the Readers’ Choice photos to Editors’ Picks and, of course, our overall winner

Here are the pups that won or received honorable mentions in the 2016 and 2015 contests

A Georgia trainer revives the reputation of a historic gundog

When a family needed to find home again, Shorty led the way

Six teams of canines and their human handlers are heading to Florida to help conduct searches after Irma blows over

An eccentric mutt finds her true calling

After a childhood of canine trauma, a pit bull rescue helped one man take the leap into a whole new life

A skeptic’s look at just what makes a bad dog good

Functional items for four-legged Southerners

Garden & Gun cover favorites Rimi, Deke, and BB gather in a North Carolina quail field

A NOLA krewe for canines celebrates 25 years of dressed-up dogs—and animal-welfare fundraising

Sometimes the hardest part is not getting the dog

A wild and free mutt catches an inexplicable case of anxiety—one her owner can relate to

How a soulful pug named James Brown helped a writer regain his stride

Practicing gundog etiquette, swimming for dinner, and a game-day favorite

Some of our favorites from the 2016 Good Dog Reader Photo Contest

Some of our favorites from the 2016 Good Dog Reader Photo Contest

Some of our favorites from the 2016 Good Dog Reader Photo Contest

Some of our favorites from the 2016 Good Dog Reader Photo Contest