Of all the embarrassing situations to find oneself in, having a massive piece of spinach stuck in your teeth while you’re happily chatting away on a first date wins. Every time.

But a close second (I hope my fellow dog owners will agree) is when you scan the horizon wit...

The weather is terrible, work started 5 minutes ago, you're panting and sweating from bring pulled around the block but your dog is still bouncing off the walls. Where did you go wrong?

So what is the deal with dog parks? Are they a breeding ground for aggression? Could this be an excellent place to socialize your dog? How do the dogs figure out who their alpha is? Why does there seem to be more poop than park?

Sounds like you’ve got everything covered. But what happens when you need to start taking the earlier train to work because of the weather? Or when you need to stay out late for a team event? Maybe beach season is around the corner and you’d like to start putting in a...