Susan Orlean, writer of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, believes that Rin Tin Tin was screwed out of his best actor oscar. While researching her incredible book about Rin Tin Tin, (the Dog Files highly recommends it), Susan learned that Rinty received the most votes at the very first Oscar ceremony, but [...]

Petfinder has announced the most popular dog names from 2011. “Buddy” continues to dominant the doggy world for the fifth year in a row. The Twilight saga seems to have some influence over dog owners, as the name “Bella” appears high on the list. Dog Names 1. Buddy 2. Max 3. Daisy 4. Bella 5. [...]

Thank you so much for being a part of the Dog Files this past year! It’s truly an honor to spend my time evangelizing dogs and everything great about them. Kenn, Max & Remy wish you and your family (humans and doggies) a very, merry and safe Christmas. We can’t wait to see what 2012 [...]

An age-old rivalry shows no sign of ending as Max & Remy protect their turf from the Barnegat Bay Swans.

On Saturday, December 17, 2011, I went to meet Ylva and her dog, Robbie. We were filming them for a video for Eleventh Hour Rescue in Morris County, New Jersey. Robbie is a pit bull that had been starved and beaten for years. Eleventh Hour rescued him and they placed him in a great foster [...]

Just wanted to post up some links to great stories or opinion pieces that I think deserves your time. Hope you like them! This is a great post by Dog Trainer extraordinaire and Dog Files friend, Andrea Arden, star of Animal Planet’s Dogs 101. Dog Park and Play Group Etiquette Here’s a great story from [...]

In case you don’t know, Steve Jobs is one of my heroes. Yes, he could be headstrong, and yes, he could be a jerk. But the man saw through the corporate red tape that holds so much of us back. He cut through it with determination and strength. He believed in what he was doing [...]

Max & Remy take their last boat ride of the Summer down the Jersey Shore.