Dogs are best friends for life. They cheer you up, calm you down, and help ease your workload with their unique abilities. Some dogs help gather, some help in herding, while others work to serve dog ...

Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky, Vice, and Best Friends Magazine. Courtesy Mission K9 Rescue ...

Everything comes at a price with dogs. Want them to perform a trick? Be prepared with their favorite treat or expect nothing. Want to take them to the vet for their own good? You’d better have their ...

From foraging for valuable truffles to helping heal wounded warriors, these DC-area dogs have bona fide jobs­—and are laboring to make our lives better. Share Share ...

IT may sound ruff but working dogs are swapping the farm for suburban blocks as their popularity skyrockets in the city. Described as the ultimate family companion, working breeds such as the ...

Dexter, Pilot, and Declan, the facility dogs at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, work at the hospital 40 hours a week Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The Army revamped its health and wellness program for soldiers in 2020, dubbing it "Holistic Health and Fitness," or H2F. There, the service got into doctrine on how soldiers should take care of ...

So you want to be a dog handler in the military — awesome! — but you have no idea where to start or what that journey looks like? No worries, we got you. The Military Working Dog Handler course is ...