Source: By Rick Kimpel - Flickr: Parker the Marker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia I’ve spent many years researching and thinking about the ethical contours of human-dog relationships, especially the ...

Dogs relieving themselves in nature are overfertilizing complex environments, a study suggested. The contamination can knock the environment out of balance, favoring one plant over others. Dog owners ...

DEAR JOAN: I’m writing in regard to your article about the lady who inquired about eliminating dog pee spots in her yard. Your first comment was the worst advice I would follow, saying a responsible ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Dog feces and urine are being deposited in nature reserves in such quantities that it ...

Remember that peeing and pooping are social behaviors, so at least some of the time we should let our dogs do their business somewhere other than the backyard. All those pee- and poo-mail messages ...