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One could hardly miss all the news surrounding Barbra Streisand's recent admission in Variety magazine that two of her pet Coton de Tulears, Miss Violet and Miss Scarlet, were cloned from her dearly departed Samantha, a 14-year-old Coton who passed a...

In the early 20th Century, there was a movement afoot to end the growing gambling industry in the United Stats. Along with prohibition, society was turning to more virtuous leisure activities that didn't include drinking, gambling, or other vices of ...

Almost every year since 1986, I've attended the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. The show has been held in a variety of venues, including all four Madison Square Gardens, since 1877. My first show was as a journalist for The Newtown...

The Chinese New Year begins on February 16 and according to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2018 is the Year of the Dog. According to the website ChineseNewYear2018.com Lisa Peterson writes about history, horses and hounds at lisaunleashed.com. You c...

Well, it's happened. Too many owners who wanted to fly with their pets, mostly larger dogs, in an airline passenger cabin instead of checking them as baggage, have spoiled it for those who really need a service animal.The New York Times reported on J...

The first time I saw a Glen of Imaal Terrier in person was during a Sports Illustrated magazine photo shoot at the American Kennel Club (AKC) headquarters. It was 2005, and the breed was newly recognized by AKC the year before. There were several emp...

After I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, I began to declutter around the house category by category. Clothes were first. I was instructed to pile all my clothes, by subcategory, on the floor and then one by one, pick it up, ...

At some point in a novice equestrian's education the word transition is introduced. There are upward and downward transitions. One makes the horse move faster, the other slows the horse down. Horseback riding has an upward and downward transition for...

Just the other day, I heard the phrase "bone of contention" as someone was describing a social club and how it seemed every year at the annual meeting the membership would argue over whether to install a new floor at its club house. It appears that t...

Congratulations to Stephen Hutchinson of Byrd's Books in Bethel. A press release from the American Booksellers Association (ABA) states that on December 18 author James Patterson announced the names of more than 300 independent booksellers receiving ...