Where to leash. Where not to leash. That is the question the city of Aspen is asking itself when it comes to its municipal dog-leash policies. Open Space and Natural Resource Manager John Spiess, ...

A trainer shares how to handle a scary moment.

Pity the poor dog owners! As warm weather descends, communities from California to Arizona to Michigan have announced stricter enforcement of leash laws. I don’t have a dog in this particular fight, ...

In the life of a modern dog, the leash is as fundamental—and as fraught—as the collar. Wound into its deceptively simple design is a web of ethical complexity: safety and restriction, care and control ...