Dog Training

David Wroblewski’s debut novel, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” about a boy and his dog, is a ranging story that is part coming of age, part mystery and part tragedy on the order of “Hamlet.”

The weather’s fine, and you’d love for your dog to get the kind of exercise and socialization that can’t happen at the end of a leash. Maybe you even have a new dog park in the neighborhood.

Ten days ago, I took a trip I wouldn’t have predicted. This is a story about a near-execution, a graduation and a decision by former Gov. Jim Edgar that has delivered unexpected consequences.

Take your dog out for a bone this weekend — Milk-Bone, that is — and take a shot at a $100,000 jackpot.

MANILLA dog Rutland Rock hadn’t won before Saturday’s meeting at Tamworth and as the race unfolded trainer Michael Ruttley thought he was going to have to wait even longer for success.