Two minutes later, Paisley, the couple's labradoodle, stood at the door complete with a report card detailing her day, and glowing from an earlier bath, full brush-out and blueberry facial.

WSJ: Where Dogs Rule the Roost

The latter, named for Smith's beloved Labradoodle, whose image graces the label, is housed in a stunning new 8, 000-square-foot showroom on West Hollywood's Melrose Avenue where other vendors Smith admires are also on offer.

WSJ: Going Modern, Staying Grand

We pile into several cars and drive to the mall, not because we're seduced by the Hollywood marketing apparatus but because we're sick of talking to each other and tired of staring at my brother's labradoodle.

NPR: A Family Challenge at the Multiplex