Training & Behavior How to Prepare Your Home for a Visiting Dog Readying your home for visitors can look a little different when your guest list includes a canine.
Training & Behavior Ask Digest: What Should I Do About My Overprotective Dog?Trainers and other experts say that management, desensitization, and counterconditioning can all be useful tools as you try to help a dog you perceive as overprotective. Here are the details.
Training & Behavior She Runs a Puppy Kindergarten. Here Are Her Tips for Raising Your Own Dog.Research scientist Vanessa Woods runs Duke University’s Puppy Kindergarten with her husband, Dr. Brian Hare. Since 2018, the program has helped raise more than 100 puppies bred for work as service dogs. Here’s how their research can help you train and bond with your own dog.
Lifestyle Should You Bring Your Dog Home for the Holidays? 4 Major ConsiderationsWork through your holiday-induced decision fatigue one step at a time.
Lifestyle How to Adopt the Right Dog for You“The One” might look different than what you originally imagined.
Dog People Meet Molly, the Real-Life Senior Service Dog Who Stars on “Only Murders in the Building”Molly, the Labrador retriever who plays retired cadaver dog Gravey on Season 4 of “Only Murders in the Building,” is a real-life service dog. Here’s how she became a television star.
Training & Behavior Does My Dog Understand What I’m Saying?When dogs hear humans speak, how much do they understand? A dog named Chaser learned the names of 1,000 or more objects, and research has shown that dogs can understand words played from soundboards. Here’s what experts say about dogs’ language comprehension.
Lifestyle How to Prepare Your Dog for Their Halloween CostumeDon’t spook your pooch on Halloween! Here’s how to ease them into their costume.
Dog People Dog-Person Interview: Dr. Zazie Todd, Author of “Bark!,” on Helping an Anxious or Fearful DogDr. Zazie Todd, a psychologist and certified dog trainer, talks about how to help a fearful, anxious, or reactive dog live a happy life.
Training & Behavior Do Dogs Feel Guilty?Can dogs feel guilty? The short answer is that we don’t know for sure how dogs feel. But, while the question of dogs’ guilt is hard to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, we do know a lot about how they act when they do something “wrong,” and why.
Dog People Jack is More Than Just a Fast DogJack is one of the speediest Manchester terriers in the country at Fast CAT, a conformation champion, and a distinguished flyball competitor. But Jack’s humans, retired Houston-area couple Mike and Veronica Hahn, are most grateful for his love and companionship.
Training & Behavior Continuing Canine Education: 5 Ways to Keep Teaching Adult DogsLearning new skills can be fun for your adult dog and solidify your bond, because doing so involves lots of tasty treats that come from you. Here are ways you can keep teaching a dog well past puppyhood.
Training & Behavior What Is Social Learning in Dogs?While positive reinforcement via treats is usually the most practical way to teach your dog a new skill, dogs can also learn by watching humans or other pups. This is called “social learning.”
Training & Behavior Dogs Can Smell Our Stress. Should That Change How We Treat Them?Your dog can probably smell your stress, and it changes the way they behave.
