A bassett hound deposits himself in front of a dangling animal carcass at the butcher, snarling as if to warn, "Don't mess with my meat." A collie balances on hind legs while doting on a young cowboy, ...

“I feel as though I’d lived for an eternity,” says an aging golden retriever voiced by Kevin Costner (a phrase I never thought I’d type), late in “The Art of Racing in the Rain.” I hear you, doggy.