Ear and tail docking involve surgically removing part of a dog’s ears or tail. This practice, which has been around for centuries, originally aimed to prevent injuries in hunting and working dogs.

With longer days and warmer weather on the horizon, one of the region’s most exciting dog sports is making a welcome return.

CEDAR RAPIDS — If canine competitions are a dog eat dog world, some of the competitors in annual Dock Dogs match-offs are blissfully unaware. Now in its 13th year in Cedar Rapids, the international ...

Brown Dog University hosted one of their dock diving contests for dogs Sept. 12-14. Dogs of all sizes took running jumps into a swimming pool, judged by distance and height. Owners say the facility ...