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Learn about science with the most faithful lab partner you’ll ever have – your dog! Discover how your canine companion thinks, moves, drinks, stays warm, gets clean, cools off, and more.

Raggle is a rescue terrier who plays many roles around Christmas time. That’s because her human, UK-based photographer Peter Thorpe, turns her into different animals and characters from Christmas. From Scrooge to a penguin, Raggle is the star of funny and cute holiday scenes that her dad then makes into Christmas cards.

Thorpe first got started with this unique Christmas tradition by photographing his first rescue terrier, Paddy back in 1990. He continued the tradition with Raggle.

“Two dogs, three children and 25 Christmas’s later, creating these images has become something of a family tradition and a lovely record to treasure,” says Peter.

Read more about Peter's work and take a closer look at some of his photos in this article: Photographer Makes His Rescue Dog Star of Delightful Family Christmas Cards

Dogs associate their owner’s scent with happy thoughts, according to a new study. Essentially, a dog can smell the scent of someone they like and it causes a positive reaction in the area of a dog’s brain associated with pleasure.

Read more about this study in this article: Dogs Associate Their Owner’s Scent With Happiness

Canine expert Victoria Stilwell is one of the world's most recognized and respected dog trainers. As the host of the international smash hit television series 'It's Me or the Dog' and the founder of training schools on both sides of the Atlantic, she is known as much for her spunky attitude as for her caring, effective methods for showing dog owners how to train their dogs out of even the most difficult and persistent bad behaviors.

Watch some of Stilwell's expertise in action by learning techniques for teaching recall in our article Teaching Your Dog to Come When Called – The Recall Command.

This book is the third volume of incredible photos by celebrated photographer Andy Seliverstoff. The second book, Little Kids and Their Big Dogs Vol 2 has even more gorgeous photos, which can be previewed in this article: Joyful Bond Between Little Kids And Their Big Dogs Captured In Enchanting Photos.

The day Randy Grim got a phone call from a St. Louis animal shelter worker pleading with him to take yet another unwanted dog to his no-kill shelter, he had no idea that the dog would change his entire life.

The dog had survived a horrifying procedure still practiced in some animal shelters: “euthanasia” by carbon monoxide gas poisoning. The account of Quentin’s ordeal and the crusades Grim and Quentin have undertaken on behalf of abandoned animals is sobering, hilarious, and ultimately uplifting.

Quentin recently passed away, and Grim shared a eulogy of what Quentin meant to him. Read more here.

Oogy was just a puppy when he was used as a bait dog in dogfighting. He was found severely injured, missing an ear and with deep scars riddling the side of his face.

He lay hurt and in a cage without food or water for at least 5 days before he was found by police. Larry Levin knew nothing of this when he first saw Oogy at the vet hospital. Levin and his twin boys (then 12) were taking their elderly, terminally ill cat in to the vet hospital to be euthanized. Oogy was in the same hospital, tugging on his leash while he was being walked by hospital staff. As soon as he saw Larry’s boys and broke from his leash knocking down one of his sons and smothering him with kisses.

The family were instantly smitten and asked after Oogy. They were told about his horrific ordeal and learned he was homeless. That’s when they decided to adopt him.

Read more about Oogy and his inspiring story in this article: Dogo Argentino Who Survived Dog Fighting Past And Went On To Inspire Countless People Says Goodbye

The perfect gift for any dog-lover, and a must-have for any dog owner; no bones about it, these Peanut Butter Dogs will make your day.

This winsome collection of photographs covers more than 140 lovable pups, most of them rescues, in expressions of peanut butter bliss. Names, ages, and brief bios of each dog accompany their portraits.

Among the dogs you’ll meet in this book:

Stella, the four-year-old English Bulldog/Pit Bull mix
Monty, the six-year-old Yorkie
Elvis, the two-year-old Doberman Pinscher
Zeus, the three-year-old German Shepherd
Sophie, the seven-year-old English Springer Spaniel
DeeDee, the nine-year-old Dalmatian
Mama Gris Gris, the sixteen-year-old Bull Terrier
and Layla, the nine-year-old tripod Boxer!

Peanut Butter is a favorite treat for many dogs. Don’t take our word for it. Listen to what Ollie the rescue pup says. And Koda the rescue dog considers peanut butter her most prized possession.