The Sun's John Woestendiek's zealous pursuit of his pet's ancestry leads him down many trails
First of a seven-part series
A dogged quest
There are 75 million dog stories in America. This is one of them. More/span>
Second of a seven-part series
At shelter, barking up the wrong tree
As reporters, we're not supposed to fall in love with those we write about -- no matter how soulful a set of eyes they flash at you. More/span>
Third of a seven-part series
DNA test can reveal what mutt can't
Inside every creature there is DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid. More/span>
Fourth of a seven-part series
A puzzle even for a pack of experts
Few people have more intimate knowledge of my dog than Dr. John Trujillo does -- he did, after all, relieve Ace of his reproductive bits -- but as far as what Ace might be, breed-wise, Trujillo had never volunteered a guess and didn't particularly care. More/span>
Fifth of a seven-part series
Down memory lane and over to 21229
Maybe the reason I'm so interested in the past of my dog is because of the dogs of my past. More/span>
Sixth in a seven-part series
She's acting on her animal instincts
Sure, my dog talks. More/span>
Last of a seven-part series
End of tale
The mystery is over -- one of them, anyway. More/span>
About the series
John Woestendiek has been a features reporter at The Sun for six years. Previously he worked as a reporter, columnist, national correspondent and editor at four other newspapers -- the Arizona Daily Star, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer and The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he received a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1987 for his reporting on prisons and mental institutions. Woestendiek, 53, lives in South Baltimore with his dog, Ace. More/span>
Dealing an Ace to a shuffled life
Suddenly this spring, I found myself alone. Don't worry, nobody died or anything. It was just the standard spousal parting of ways, followed by the standard reclaiming of space -- painting the walls colors I liked, moving furniture where I wanted it, purging the cupboard of nutritious foods and replacing it with food as it is meant to be: processed and microwaveable. More/span>
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