Old dogs are celebrated in 10 short stories about love, loss and letting go. As dogs get old, they can go blind, slow down or grow weak. But in their senior years, these faithful companions are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My dog is a great conversation starter. Strangers who stop to admire him will often share a story or two about their own pets, or their own memories of dogs they’ve known.

Mr. Piggy won’t get out of the harness,” the saleswoman at “Healthy Dog Hang-Out Spot” assured Cecilia and Albert, “because physically he just couldn’t do it.”But “Piggy” of course could — and did — ...

Dogs remind us that we are enormously lovable. They expand our ability to love. In our hearts, some dogs do live forever.