Portraits and reported stories of the people whose lives revolve around dogs — the vets on the night shift, the rescuers who can't stop, and the owners for whom a dog is everything.

The Last Vet on Call
Emergency veterinary medicine runs on love — the client's for their animal, and the vet's for their calling. What happens inside an emergency practice after midnight is a story about the cost of both.

The People Who Won't Stop
Every week, someone in a rescue network says yes one more time — to another dog, another litter, another case no one else will take. The science of what drives them, and what it costs.

A Dog at the End of the Leash
For people experiencing homelessness, a dog is family, security, and the last loyal thing. It is also, too often, the reason a shelter turns them away.
SydneyOff-Leash Nation: How Melbourne Became the World's Most Dog-Friendly City
Melbourne has more off-leash parks per capita than London, more dog-welcoming cafes than most European capitals, and a new apartment development sector that markets 'pet-friendly' as a primary selling point. How did a country that kept its dogs outside end up here?
