Robin Kienzle of Glen Burnie owns, trains and treats dogs, particularly Akitas. She owns four. “Their temperament is what I admire the most,” she says. “They are not aggressive, are wonderfully mellow ...

BELLINGHAM -- Nancy Fisk's first love was horses. She grew up with them, taught horseback riding and studied horsemanship in England. It was her love of horses that led Fisk, 57, to her true passion: ...