Poppy, a large Weimaraner cross, was a high-energy dog with reactivity issues. Managing her excitability was challenging. Before I trained as a dog behaviorist, I believed that giving Poppy a lot of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The phenomenon of dog behavior getting worse rather than better is something that dog parents often find perplexing. It seems to ...

For decades, many people were told that training a dog meant showing who was in charge. If your dog pulled on the leash or ...

Every neighborhood has one. Maybe you met one at the dog park strutting past the other dogs as though the red carpet had been rolled out just for them, or maybe you watched your friend's dog and ...

Dogs notice changes in us faster than we notice them in ourselves. When you cry, your breathing shifts, your... The post Why ...

New research has given fresh insight into how dogs see the world—scientists have found that the smarter your dog, the more they notice different objects. Researchers from the Department of Ethology at ...

We like to speak to our dogs and ascribe all sorts of emotions to them, but, truth be told, they’re much simpler beings than humans. Dogs are motivated by the basics: food, activity and companionship.

All Dogs Love New Stuff Credit: iStockphoto When left alone to explore, both gifted and typical dogs spent more time investigating new toys than familiar ones. This shows that attraction to novelty is ...

Most dogs snap at adults and children because they feel threatened by how they are approached. So, how can you, as a ...

"Eugene, you're a bad dog. Why did you try to fight with Melvin?" "Monica, why did you attack Rosie? Bad dog!" "Bad dog, bad dog, bad dog! Good dogs don't do that." "My dog Joey was badly abused by ...