DEAR JOAN: I adore my latest puppy, who is 8 months old, but she yaps incessantly. I’ve had small dogs in the past — Chihuahuas and a min pin — but none of them have had the same sharp bark that I am ...

Dear Eric: My parents divorced when I was 5 and my brother was 3. He went with our father and I with our mother. We saw each other on holidays and summers. Both parents remarried and had two more ...

Dear Eric: My sister-in-law, who I love and have known since she was a child, recently bought two small “doodle” dogs. She brought them with her for an overnight, weekend visit. They barked at every ...