Many dogs are afraid of things that make loud noises, like the vacuum cleaner. Our 6-month-old puppy sheds like crazy, so I vacuum every day and she still barks at it every single time I use it! Bruno ...

A dog battles a vacuum cleaner in funny antics.

When it comes to naming your Roomba, or any other brand of robot vacuum, keep in mind that you'll probably be saying this name out loud in front of guests in your home or on the phone with support.

At some point in their careers, all authors have heard some variation on the advice "Grab the reader from the front page." For some writers of literary fiction, this translates to "Describe the sun ...