TAMPA BAY, Fla. (BLOOM) – January can be a brutal month. The holidays are over, the weather’s a mess, and all you want to do is hibernate. But if you’re a dog parent, there’s no escaping the daily ...

When I was living in Chicago, my landlady had a wonderful golden retriever that was incredibly friendly, smart and fun to play with - but he had one ridiculous habit: he liked to eat his own poop.

Maybe I’m overly enamored with my dog, but I think everything he does is cute—even the way he poops. Tux, an 8-pound Yorkshire terrier mix, determinedly hunches and twirls in a circle or two before ...