All dogs don't always do this or that all of the time Turid Rugaas, a Norwegian dog trainer, is well known for putting forth ideas about behavior patterns she calls "calming signals." A recent ...

Over this past weekend, I was at a dog show and noticed typical canine social interaction. Two dog handlers were having an animated discussion. One had a large, darkly marked, German Shepherd dog at ...

Dogs “speak” to us constantly—we just often don’t understand them. Through subtle movements and small gestures, they try to calm situations or relieve stress. Dog trainer Katharina Marioth explains ...

Recent headlines about toddlers and school-age children being injured by dogs have reminded a lot of parents that these incidents are still common enough to demand better safety conversations. Reports ...