puppies

If you've been trying to decide whether or not to fulfill your child's holiday wish for a puppy, consider this: if you live in or near Pennsylvania, you can make your kid's wish come true and do a good yuletide deed in one fell -- and inexpensive -- swoop.

A dog breeder in Central New York has been ordered by the Attorney General's office to repay customers $30,000 in restitution. Her crime: Selling "lemons" primarily, in the form of miniature Schnauzers. Dozens of dog owners filed claims against Rocky's Canine Connection, in Jordan, N.Y., for the...

When our sons were 6 and 9, without too much resistance from their father, I decided to get them a dog. It wasn't exactly what they were asking for. This wasn't one of those situations where the children beg and the all-wise parent says, "When you're old enough to take care of the dog ..." I knew...