That's when it all clicked. Training isn't just about commands. That's only 50 percent. The other 50 percent is training via your body language. Training yourself to remain calm.
So by all means, cuddle up in bed with your best friend. Just be sure he knows the rules and that the bed is human space that he must earn with a polite "excuse me, may I please come up there with you?"
Dog behaviorist Victoria Stilwell recommends a good breed of dog for senior citizens, and shares a few tips for senior citizens who are about to get a...
Dog expert Victoria Stilwell joined me on Mondays With Marlo and she had so much wonderful advice to share. Raising a dog is not as simple as some peo...
Dog expert Victoria Stilwell joined me on Mondays With Marlo and she had so much wonderful advice to share. Raising a dog is not as simple as some peo...
Fifteen American Muslims, including four military veterans, are suing the federal government after discovering they were placed on the "no-fly" list.
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Shocking a dog while he is doing something he thinks is fun -- something they've been bred to do for thousands of years -- seems particularly cruel, since it can forever link that pleasurable thing with the fear of an occasional unexpected jolt.
My friend recently mentioned that she was using special music CDs for dogs. "For dogs?" I asked. "For dogs," she replied. "Don't laugh -- one of their CD's is on the Billboard list of best-selling classical albums!"
It's Winter Wonderland all over again. My iPod is going to keep repeating it, because I haven't set it correctly. There has to be a button to tell it to move to the next song.
Can your dog read your mind?
That was the question posed in a recent study published in the journal Learning and Behavior about canine behavior. The ...
New study says that dogs have bigger brains relative to their body compared to cats. But does that mean that dogs are actually smarter? Or that cats are dumb?
I'm so sorry to the friend that sent in this piece. It's too bad this happened, but at least there can be some schadenfreude gleamed from seeing it on the interwebs.