Photo by Madeline Scarborough Members of the advanced Donka Kennels dog obedience class line up on Tuesday for lessons by Don Miller. PARKERSBURG — Every one loves a well-behaved dog. Locally, Don ...

A club based in North Fort Myers helps build the companionship between a dog and its owner while teaching both new skills.

In the park across from St. Joseph School in Hilo, passersby can watch as one dog learns to harness its innate sense of smell while another is training with simple commands for the very first time.

If you’re a dog person then you know most things improve in the company of a good dog: walks, runs, drives, hikes, hunts, cold beers, and camping trips, just to name a few. By the same token, not much ...