Good Dog

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

What Gator lacks in steadiness, he makes up for in enthusiasm

In an exclusive (possibly imagined) interview, the real top dog in the Grisham household emerges

Let us introduce you to our pack

Saying goodbye to a companion who was there for it all

A humorist’s bold attempt to rewrite a family legacy of failed Labradors

Powered by a yearning to hunt, the Trampled by Turtles singer finds an unusual canine collaborator

Who’s a good bird dog? Miller’s Blindsider, that’s who, having just won the 2023 National Championship

High-flying pups and retriever demos steal the show at Charleston’s Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

Sometimes old dogs still have a few tricks left

Counting time in dog years—with some chosen pups, and some who did the choosing

Who will be crowned the fastest corgi in the Lowcountry?

With the love of her foster family, a gray-faced black Lab mix fills her days with gentle fun

Why settle for one dog when you can have five?

A pup’s nose for history helps a writer unearth his family’s past

Rivers, lakes, bayous: For an Alabama pound puppy, life began at the water

A writer and her ailing spaniel share one more dance

A visual dispatch from the New Orleans dog parade

Beyond the show’s spotlight, photographer Landon Nordeman captures good dogs and their handlers

An expressive companion helps his human find her calling