Lucy Notarantonio is Newsweek's Senior Lifestyle and Trends Reporter, based in Birmingham, UK. Her focus is trending stories and human interest features ranging from health, pets and travel.

Whether my senior rescue Staffy, Franklin, wants all of my attention, or his younger, more outspoken Corgi sister, Tater Tot, thinks it's time to run up and down the stairs to burn energy, there's ...

These days, there are many mixed dog breeds who seem too cute to be real. One woman discovered this when her male Corgi and female Shih-Tzu had a private moment that led to the the birth of the cutest ...