Focused on the job at hand, the dog stood frozen while she eavesdropped. She stayed locked into the happenings outside her yard. While many might consider her a nosy neighbor, Carrot doesn't mind. All ...

Nearly 11,000 runners weaved their way through the streets of, Urbana and Savoy on Saturday. Most of those who competed in the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend's myriad offerings were humans.

Chex, a 10-year-old dog resembling a Treeing Walker Coonhound, was the exception. “He’s always been wanting to run, that’s for sure,” his owner, Ed Weiskamp, said. “Any time he’s ...

Treeing Walker Coonhounds originated in the American South when a dog of unknown origin named “Tennessee Lead” was crossed with a Walker Foxhound. This is a loving, intelligent breed that ...

Lawmakers weigh public safety and wildlife conservation in controversial proposals targeting bears and mountain lions.

A bill in the California Legislature would allow using hounds to hunt bears, but hunters could not kill the wild animals.

They're sometimes called "velcro dogs" for how attached they get ... Once it catches a scent, Treeing Walker Coonhound rockets into action. The breed is all about treeing raccoons with a famous ...

Now that I’ve used the Wisdom Panel Essential Dog DNA test on four of my pups, I figured it was high time to write a review. I mean, I have written about this topic on this blog before albeit briefly.

We knew Pit Bull was a definite, but Basset Hound, Beagle ... and also links you to members in your dog’s family tree. As cutely stated on Birdy’s Embark profile, Birdy is 100 percent Birdy ...

We’ve heard warnings of sea level rise, seen pictures of massive wildfires and tornadoes, but what has climate change meant ...

What: Commission hearing on dog pack hunting ... practices. Hound hunting poses a clear and documented threat to federally protected jaguars and ocelots in the Southwest, with multiple recorded ...