Good Dog

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

An untrainable swamp dingo pulls off an unforgettable trick

In the wilds of Old Florida, a strange dog from a foreign land proves canine loyalty knows no bounds

D.C. photographer captures office pups on both sides of the aisle

A novelist discovers it’s never too late to love a pup

A sickly and unadoptable shelter dog helps mend a grieving owner’s broken heart

A country mutt helps a father get through his own separation anxiety

A family’s yellow Lab plunged into frigid water to save a boater outside Savannah

A high-strung mutt learns to relax, with a little help from a friend

Get your bird every time by laying a strong foundation

While saying goodbye to a friend’s buoyant Boykin, a veterinarian reflects on the toughest part of his job

On a small North Carolina farm, two anxious souls make one fine pair

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