STORIES & INSIGHTS

Silken Windhound with a silver and white coat running through a mossy forest in the Great Smoky Mountains, surrounded by lush green foliage and exposed tree roots.

Sep
22
2026

Where the Wild Things Are: Silken Windhounds in the Smokies

Some dogs look like dogs.Silken Windhounds look as though they have just stepped out of an enchanted forest, paused on a moss-covered rock, and are waiting for you to come along, unawares, so they can give you a quest.And then there are those ...

Pregnant woman in a pink lace maternity gown seated in a garden with her Australian Shepherd service dog beside her.

Sep
2
2026

When Your Fur Baby Becomes a Big Brother

Maternity Photos With Her Best Friend: Because He Was Family First There are maternity sessions that celebrate the baby who is coming.And then there are maternity sessions that also celebrate the family that is already here.When Ashley planned ...

A small mixed breed dog sits amid Independence Day decorations

Aug
13
2026

Easy Seasonal Pet Portraits for Pet Daycares, Groomers, and Boarding Kennels

A Little Red, White & Woof: Easy Seasonal Pet Portraits for Doggy Daycares and Boarding Facilities What happens when you mix a few dogs, a camera, some red-white-and-blue backgrounds, and a business full of pet parents who already adore their ...

Akita dog Titan seated at a crowded Tokyo ramen bar beside Japanese businessmen eating noodles in a humorous Dream Factory portrait by Stephanie Richer Photography.

Jul
11
2026

Titan in Tokyo

Titan in Tokyo: How One Very Serious Akita Ended Up at a Ramen Bar I first met Lee and Barbara Brockman when I photographed them for Neighbors of Tellico Village magazine. They were lovely, easygoing, and gracious in that very Tellico ...

Aleah smiles as Josie, her beloved rescue dog, stands on her back legs for a treat in a grassy farm setting.

Jul
9
2026

Aleah and Josie: A Girl and Her Dog

Aleah and Josie: A Girl and Her DogSome love stories do not begin in the most obvious places.They begin in a foster home, when a little girl walks through the door and, twenty minutes later, calls someone “Mom.”They begin in the middle ...

Axel the Great Dane posing on the Foothills Parkway with rolling Smoky Mountain views, blue sky, clouds, and trees behind him.

Jul
4
2026

Axel in the Smokies

Axel in the Smokies May's Dog of the Month Winner A Big Dog Needs a Big ViewSome dogs were made for lap blankets.Some dogs were made for handbags.And then there are dogs like Axel.Axel, a magnificent Great Dane, was May’s Dog of the ...

May
21
2026

Making Magic: How Five Pets Became One Perfect Rogues Gallery

Making Magic: How Five Pets Became One Perfect Rogues Gallery Every now and then, someone asks me to make a little magic.Not the “wave a wand and violate the laws of physics” kind of magic — although frankly, with the way ...

Apr
30
2026

Summer and Moose: Still Stealing Hearts, All These Years Later

Summer and Moose: Still Stealing Hearts, All These Years Later Summer and Moose: Still Stealing Hearts, All These Years Later Some dogs age.Summer and Moose have matured.There’s a difference.If you’ve been around ...

Apr
2
2026

The Way We Remember Now

I learned almost a month ago that Derek Halkett passed away.And like a lot of things these days, it showed up the same way everything does now— a few posts, a few comments, a ripple of “he was the greatest,” and then… ...

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