Big chunks of Bodie's life are missing. The only clues as to what happened between 1998 and 2007 are the scars crisscrossing his face and body and the arthritis stiffening his joints. ...more

March 10, 2009

Your opinion piece "State Lawmaker's Bark Aimed at Wrong Tree" (Our Opinion, Feb. 16) was cutely titled but incomplete and somewhat misleading. Do your editors think putting homeless animals to death is cute? ...more

February 17, 2009

Among the offices Barack Obama has yet to fill, one has a special importance to his family: first dog. ...more

November 8, 2008

Pepper the golden retriever went missing just before Christmas from his Atlanta home and showed up last week in front of a travel agency in St. Petersburg. ...more

September 30, 2008

A golden retriever from Atlanta is found soggy and filthy in St. Petersburg, and the story ends with a family reunion. ...more

September 29, 2008

Tampa's own Susan Rodnite, and pal Daisy, recently won the grand prize for funniest pet card in Hallmark Cards' recent YourPets contest. ...more

September 25, 2008

Dogs Need Their Space Regarding "More Dogs Down And Out" (Metro, Aug. 7): Thank you for alerting the public to the tragedy of local dogs dumped by their financially stressed owners. Sadly, many of these dogs could have happy, loving homes if not for the shortsighted practices of Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, one of the subjects of your article. Their overly strict rules prevent lots of caring, responsible dog owners from adopting. ...more

August 15, 2008

Dear Abby: I work for a major lending company and have cleaned out foreclosed homes. Too many times, I find animals who have died from exposure or starved to death. ...more

August 10, 2008

Dog rescue groups across the Bay area are seeing a glut of dogs being dumped. ...more

August 7, 2008

Dog rescue groups are having trouble handling the growing flow of animals, and they are citing the bad economy as one reason. ...more

August 5, 2008