If there's a dog breed that lives its entire life like it's permanently on vacation in Havana — breezy, charming, effortlessly lovable, and absolutely certain it deserves the finest things — it's the Havanese. Cuba's national dog is a silky, compact bundle of personality who greets strangers like old friends, melts into laps like warm butter, and has somehow convinced every owner they're the most special creature to ever walk...

The Labrador Retriever has been America's most popular dog for thirty-something years running, and there's a reason — nobody loves harder. A Lab will greet your guests, eat your dropped pizza, fall asleep on your feet, and look at you like you hung the moon, all in the same evening. That kind of pure-hearted devotion deserves more than a generic gift card on a birthday card. It deserves something that...