Behavior

Positive reinforcement can be a highly effective method of training your dog.

A new study proves that people can really tell when dogs are sad, happy, etc. by their facial expressions.

Just in time for National Dog Bite Prevention Week, State Farm has announced the U.S. cities with the most dog bite claims in 2011.

An Argentinian Mastiff rescued the day before appearing on a morning news show is in quarantine after biting the anchor when she put her face close to the dog’s.

More than 4 million people in the U.S. are bitten by dogs every year. The majority are children, who are at least three times more likely than adults to sustain a serious dog bite.

For National Dog Bite Prevention week, here are tips on how to meet a new dog for the first time so that the experience is pleasant for both you and the dog.

In puppies, biting is often part of aggressive play. In adult dogs, biting or other aggressive behaviors can have multiple underlying motives or causes.

The AVMA, USPS and Victorial Stilwell are campaigning to reduce the number of people bitten by dogs each year.

Our Ask a Trainer, Eugenia Vogel, offers great tips for training Shiba Inu puppies and adult dogs.

How to introduce a feline to your canine home. Before bringing a kitty into your dog-oriented household, there are some major considerations you need to make, the first being: does your dog like cats?