BALL: Having a BALL 

The greeting is as simple as tossing a baseball, with a yellow Labrador making the pitch. A walk in the Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ front-office complex at Coastal Federal Field leads to a meeting halfway down the hall with Dinger, “The Home Run dog.” He offers a soft, squishy, team toy baseball to throw in the air or down the corridor for him to catch or fetch. More…

Donna LaMaster believes nothing happens by coincidence. even when it comes to how she became a foster parent for service dogs. More…

* Hocus Pocus , It’s Joe Fischer, program for independent reading club members, 2 p.m., Burlington County Library, 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton. Call (609) 267-9660. More…

Hardboiled Hard Luck 

The Position By Meg Wolitzer (VINTAGE 6.99 (307pp)) Read…

Patricia Johnson was hurrying down the aisle, pulling impatiently on the leash with the distracted Chinese Shar-Pei trotting along on the other end. Read…

Young dogs offer responsibilities, benefits for various College houses

Dartmouth - The members say they are enjoying taking care of Buddy, but there is one downside to living with a nine-week-old golden retriever After Boone ‘06 graduated this spring, the members bought Harry from a breeder in Massachusetts. Drew Jennings ‘08 said Read

Canines take center stage at DDA’s Dog Days 

It’s late August — time for that annual, hotly contested political race in downtown Lake Orion: The doggie Mayor Election.

Creature Comforts 
Your dog needs to be neutered, one of the technicians at our office said one day last month. Now. This was no ordinary conversation.

Get the latest on the Canadian Women’s Open golf tournament in the pages of our Sports section 

Offers from dog lovers across the region are pouring in to help a London man and his 10-year-old golden retriever, who survived a violent attack by two pit bulls this week. More…

Didn’t like the singles that Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee sang on the Idol finale Next year, you get to have a say. Plus, Air Bud learns to talk and an Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton classic finds its way to DVD. More…

The Internet is a great source of information on pets, but there are problems to avoid. More…

Loyal companion and helper 

Kevin Leonard felt a little apprehensive at first about the challenge ahead. I hope I can do this, he thought. Theres a lot to learn. Leonards new service dog, Harley, seemed to sense his doubts.

Doodle dandy 
The Simcoe Reformer What some people may see as a mutt, others may see as a perfect pet. Designer dogs, as they have been dubbed, are all the rage with pet owners.