A Shaggy Dog Tale. In this fetching novel, canines rule the world, but humans don't know it. March 1, 2008. By Molly Gloss.

Re “Heel. Sit. Whisper. Good Dog” (front page, Feb. 3): It is typical, more’s the pity, that we humans should embrace the policy of debarking dogs to make our lives quieter in noisy cities ...

Richard Gere’s latest film, “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” directed by Lasse Hallstrom, will make its United States debut on Sunday on the Hallmark Channel.