I regularly travel by plane from New York to Sarasota, Florida, to visit my in-laws. Packing stressed me out until I realized I could store essentials at my mother-in-law's place. Now, my husband and ...

DEAR ABBY: I am an animal person. I love all kinds, but when it comes to dogs, I don’t like the smell, the mess, the fur, the jumping, the slobbering and the general mayhem of an untrained dog.