“If my dog isn’t welcome, then I’m not going.” That was the topic sentence of a post I read recently on social media. Then the post went on to extol their dog’s virtues in great detail. I’m all for loving our pets, but this statement annoyed me like a mosquito in the ear. Let me ...

It is a frustrating experience to those who have animals and live in apartments, or other close quarters, to hear the beating and pounding of smaller humans through walls that should provide peace and quiet to their homes. These individuals, instead of enjoying an environment that should be their sanctuary, are forced to “grin and ...