Even well-fed cats have an instinctive need to hunt. While my six cats have free access to an outdoor catio, the only prey they encounter is the odd house fly or moth that flits through the wire mesh.

Traci Maddox holds on tight as Brody, her big brown boxer, pulls her toward a line of plastic storage bins against a wall at Oro Valley's Cañada del Oro Riverfront Park. The dog bounces up to the ...

Nosework, also known as Scent Work, is a sport in which a dog fully relies on his own sense of smell, turning a dog’s favorite activity — using its nose — into a fun game. In training and in ...