“Roper Joe Sings”: We knew this Australian Shepherd was special when we got him, but it wasn’t until my sister played piano in front of him until we found out why…

Jane Pal Loughrey’s dog has an odd habit. Java, who is part Lab, part Australian shepherd, can’t walk past a discarded water bottle without picking it up and finding a place to bury it. “I get mad that people throw stuff on the ground.[...]

DOGS & CATS GO POSTAL: So, one day we’re writing about dogs and cats and the next day we get an announcement from the U.S. Postal Service that it has suddenly had the nonoriginal idea of putting out dog-and-cat stamps.

After posing with a Siamese cat, Frankie, as part of her latest United States’ commemorate postage stamp project — this one on animal shelter and rescue pets — commercial photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce must take an allergy pill.

Jane Pal Loughrey’s dog has an odd habit. Java, who is part Lab, part Australian shepherd, can’t walk past a discarded water bottle without picking it up and finding a place to bury it. “I get mad that people throw stuff on the ground.[...]