Bryce Risser leaned on the tailgate and silently studied the steaming mug of coffee I’d poured. Finally hoisting his cup, he proposed a toast, “To Tonka, one helluva dog …. This is how he would have ...

This story, “The Dog Who Forgot to Fear,” appeared in the August 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. Hook-jawed, humpbacked pink salmon swirled and scuttled in the clear shallow water of the Alaskan stream as ...

Before his adoption, Timothy the dog was living in a pen with nothing to do but pace back and forth Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...