• Even in the front yard, a dog needs to be leashed - Ask Dog Lady
Dear Dog Lady: Can you please remind your readers that no matter how well trained their dogs are to keep them on leash when they are outside an enclosed yard?

• Bichon frise making a fuss over mealtime - Dog Lady
Dear Dog Lady: I have an 11-year-old female bichon frise named Angel. About two weeks ago, Angel stopped eating out of her dish.

• Owner's illness has her planning for setter
Dear Dog Lady: My neighbor has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and has asked me to find a rescue for her two English setters, if she can no longer care for them.

• Generous dog lovers seek defense against critical family
Dear Dog Lady: My husband and I are dog people. We have two sweeties. Because they were abandoned, we don't leave them in kennels - they usually travel with us. our family is critical of the cost of this care.

• With their tails, ears, backs and barks, our canines speak to us -- Dog Lady
Dear Dog Lady: I had a haunting dream in which my basset hound, Sadie, spoke to me. In the dream, I had taken Sadie to a tot lot for dogs. I stood near the slide and waited for Sadie to come down. As my hound slid by me, our eyes locked and she said simply, "Hello, Mark." How do you interpret this?