The dog has been chained to a post for as long as anyone has known him. He has longed to run free. In his dreams, he is untethered. But it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that his creator, New Jersey’s ...

NEW YORK — Something is different on the comics pages this week. In the panels of “Mutts,” there’s the long-delayed sight of freedom. Patrick McDonnell, the cartoonist who draws the popular strip, is ...

Patrick McDonnell, the creator of the "Mutts" comic strip, is releasing Guard Dog from his long-standing depiction of being chained. Guard Dog has been a symbol of the cruelty of dog chaining and has ...

It's the 30th anniversary of MUTTS and a new book's on the way to warm your heart. Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas and his wife Marisol Thomas teamed up with cartoonist Patrick McDonnell for the ...

Sunday, July 31 is Mutts’ Day, and I encourage anyone who is ready to give an animal a lifetime of love to adopt a true American original — a mixed-breed dog or cat — from their local animal shelter.