Top Stories

• How to Move When You Have Dogs and Cats
  Packing up and relocating can be a logistical nightmare, and having pets may only complicate matters. Here are tips to make moving less stressful.
• The Test Was ‘Bogus’: Readers Debate Live-or-Die Tests for Dogs
  New York Times readers debated live-or-die tests for dogs, which animal shelters use when evaluating aggression in dogs.
• Is This Dog Dangerous? Shelters Struggle With Live-or-Die Tests
  A standard method for evaluating shelter dogs’ behavior — the results often meant the difference between adoption and euthanasia — is under scrutiny.
• The Year of the Goat
  This lowly farm animal has become the hot new pet, not to mention a ubiquitous presence on Instagram.
• Paid Petsitting in Homes Is Illegal in New York. That’s News to Some Sitters.
  The arrival of dogsitting apps like Rover and Wag has led the city to dust off a rule against caring for pets for pay in homes.