Good Dog

New companions may win our hearts, but the best dogs never really leave us

These dogs were born and raised to hunt, play, and thrive in the South

See the overall top dog, the sporting champ, and the prize-winning puppy. Plus, all of the adorable runners-up.

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

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

No, we couldn’t let her stay in the contest. Yes, we fell for her anyway.

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

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

The entry period has ended, but you can still vote for your favorite pup in this year’s reader photo contest

Amid a new pup’s jumping, chewing, shredding, and escaping, a family figures out what really matters

When the unthinkable happened, a loving dog took the lead

With fresh and healthy meals, The Farmer’s Dog is changing the face of dog food—one bowl at a time

She was two dogs high, half a dog wide, and the only animal to ever run away with an Alabama author’s heart

A time-tested, mother-approved, no-fail method for figuring out what to call a new pet

A patient pug lifts away the worries of a homesick poet in Kentucky

A marine’s account of the best gift a dog could have given him