Cheap and cute don't cut it for pet toys any more. We find out how and why good design and quality ingredients are getting integrated into pet accessories and food, from Fox & Tux Pet Boutique's Naomi McFee and Rescue Strong apparel designer, CJ Miyak.

Brody is just a little dog but he's got a big role in a recovery community. He lives at a transition house for men in early recovery from addiction, giving them a tangible way to put their program into action.

Pet photos impact online dating matches according to a new study out of Yale University's Innovative Interactions Lab. Researcher Molly Crossman shares the results while Tinder dater, Rob explains how pet pictures influence his swipes.   

New Yorker contributor and filmmaker, Susanna Fogel imagines what advice a dog has to offer, in her debut novel, Nuclear Family: A Tragicomic Novel in Letters. The reader gets to know the central character, Julie, through a series of notes from the people, inanimate objects and creatures who populate her life - including Morrissey, the bloodhound belonging to her boyfriend. 

Letter carrier, Natasha, sings songs to the cats she meets on her mail route. But one little kitty needed more than that and Natasha felt compelled to try. 

Letter carriers, Natasha and Matt, share the challenges pets create on their mail deliver routes. The often aggressive behaviour towards posties is no fluke - dog trainer Christina explains why. 

Pets are part of the property that needs to be divided when a marriage breaks up. Nikki Lepine describes her experience with divorce and pet custody while Animal Legal Defense Fund's Sarah Hanneken explains the legal process and how it's being forced to change.

A little french bulldog named Pickle is helping people understand, appreciate and access visual art. It's with her long-running Instagram account and website, Art Blog Dog Blog. We hear from her owner and private art advisor, Katie Ward about how this little dog is impacting the art world.

If your cat gets caught up in a tree, you just call the fire department for help. Think again. We'll hear how an arborist, Shaun Sears has climbed in and stepped up, with Canopy Cat Rescue, when fire rescue can't.

Learning how to take care of a pet isn't always taught or taught well — Erica Callais Falbaum hopes to change that with her Pet Education Project (PEP). We find out why programs like PEP are important to engage children with animal care, from Animals & Society Institute's Lisa Lunghofer.