When we last left off, I'd dropped Lucy, the 8 week old Australian Cattledog with my parents after taking a week to train her through the puppy Learn to Earn program (See Creating the Perfect Pup in 7 Days) at my house. Before I brought her down,...

The Holiday Season is always filled with unexpected expenses. Like monsoons in Manila, you never know exactly when and how one's going to hit. Will it be more gift-giving than planned or higher heating costs than last year? Well, if you're an out-of-luck pet owner, it could be a surprise...

On Oct. 3, 2009, Diamond Pet Foods announced that they had voluntarily withdrawn from distribution two brands of cat food Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat. The recalled bags are those with the following date codes:

RAF0501A22X 18lb
RAF0501A2X 6 lb.,
RAH0501A22X...

Ever since that great video featuring Tyson, skateboarding bulldog hit it big on YouTube, skateboarding has become a standard dog trick that owners attempt to train. Most owners start by using some basic method of luring the dog onto the skateboard with a treat...

Anyone who hangs out with dogs and their owners has probably heard this or similar comments a million times: "My dog is dominant, he ignores our commands and plays too rough with other dogs." To the general dog owner, this statement seems pretty normal, but to researchers studying social hierarchies...

A dog owners recently said to me, "I will soon be the owner of a lovely standard poodle female and am confused by the suggestions to socialize her to other humans, social situations, and dogs, versus the recommendation to keep her away from parks and other dogs until she's fully...

As a veterinarian focused on animal behavior, I see all kinds of cases and field all kinds of questions. And unlike with regular medical problems, I know that the solution will, unfortunately, require some work and habit-changes on the part of the owners. So when I get a call or...

Every year, when badly behaved dogs become the object of media focus someone asks me, " Do you think pitbulls should be banned as pets?" To which I usually answer, "No, but some owners should be banned from owning pitbulls, or for that matter, Jack Russell Terriers, Basenji's, Border terriers,...

While many of you already know that chocolate can make your cat or dog sick, did you know that onions can kill? I learned this my second year in veterinary school. But I didn't really appreciate it until the big onion incident that occurred during my senior year. Well, maybe...

Many of my friends may have wondered why I have disappeared over the last two months. No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth. Rather, I bought my dad a puppy. Which means that, although it's his, I'm the one who's busy.

Every scientist, doctor or veterinarian who works in industry knows that there's a fine balance between the research needs and the marketing needs of a pharmaceutical company, but just where does that balance lie?

Earlier this month, Merial, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, launched a national campaign against the advice...

As every kid knows, while America is a democracy, the American family is not. It's a dictatorship and even the youngest family members are savvy to the balance of power. One such youngster explained it to me, "In this house," he said, "the dogs are the lowest. The kids come...

"I was running in the bike path and my boyfriend was riding his bike next to me," says Lisa Wells, an avid runner who has run the Boston Marathon twice. "All of a sudden a big Rottweiler came running out of a house towards me.

I stopped and...

As Dog Bite Prevention week is being recognized across the United States, the Center for Disease Control reports that 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year. Nearly 20% of those bitten seek medical attention and approximately 1000 victims per day require a visit to the hospital emergency room....

As Dog Bite Prevention week is being recognized across the United States, experts agree that one of the contributing factors to the 4.7 million dog bites that occur each year may be owners mimicking what they see on T.V.

Dr. Jennie Jamtgaard, an applied animal behavior consultant and behavior...

Bo and the First Family have just survived their first 10 days together in the White House. Now that the Obamas have gotten to know Bo, what do they say he's like?

"Kind of crazy," said Mrs. Obama to a group of youngsters visiting the White House yesterday on...