Imagine that you are taking your dog out for its daily walk and the two of you encounter another dog. The two dogs begin to interact. Can you read the emotional context well enough to know what the ...

A new study on canine development found that dogs exposed to adversarial events, including abuse and abandonment, in the ...

Why Is My Dog Being Aggressive All of a Sudden? Sudden aggression in your dog can be a scary situation for any pet parent. If your adult dog has been with you for a while, you can usually predict ...

Some of the signs of aggression in dogs are simple to spot, while others are more nuanced, especially when it’s not your own pup. Without speech, dogs use their body language to communicate, and it’s ...

Humping (or mounting, as vets call it) is when dogs straddle another dog, person or object and repeatedly thrust their pelvis back and forth. Dogs can do this over another dog’s head or side (not ...

Much as we love our four-legged canine friends, it's important to remember that they are still animals, and like any other animal, they have the capacity to become aggressive. Dogs are the descendants ...

Joan Merriam lives in Nevada City with her new golden retriever Frankie, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the infinite spirits of her beloved goldens Joey and Casey. You can reach Joan at ...

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