I’m sure that before this Easter weekend is over, I will have kissed most — if not all — of my loved ones. And all of them will have kissed me, too. Well, except for one. Charly, the coonhound to whom ...

There are many reasons to get a dog: You want companionship. You crave unconditional love. You shoot ducks and don’t feel like running after them. You hate sleeping late in the morning. There’s a ...

You’d probably be horrified if a stranger licked your face on the subway. But if that stranger has four legs and a tail, suddenly it’s "adorable." Spoiler: Your pooch's mouth isn’t clean — it’s a ...

NEEDHAM (CBS) – Gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman wants to take the "shame" out of kissing dogs. The Olympic champion and Needham native got some unexpected pushback after sharing a photo Tuesday evening ...

It seems harmless enough. You get nose to nose with your dog and talk to it as it laps at your mouth and cheeks with its tongue, or you come home from work and bring your lips to your dog’s in a ...

Oct. 14, 2005 — -- Pet lovers can't get enough affection from their pooches. And if licking is loving, they get a lot of loving. But is it really safe to kiss a dog, considering where they often ...

I have a wonderful older Lab mix who is, in most situations, an absolute joy. She’s 13-ish now, and I adopted her when she was about 7. I was single back then, but I started dating a great guy about ...