Whether it's a puppy growling when playing or your dog letting out a growl when a visitor tries to pet them, we often see these forms of vocalization as being bad or wrong. If your dog is growling, it ...

Further, the more the dog rehearses the behavior, the more stress levels increase, which may cause an escalation to more intense behaviors (snapping, biting), and the behavior may generalize to other ...

"My dog, specifically at nighttime, will randomly growl... I was just petting her gently, and she growled. Other nights, we will just simply move, and she will be lying in her crate, and she'll growl.

Dogs communicate through a variety of behaviors, some of which might seem like disobedience but are actually signs of stress.

Understanding dog body language can help prevent misunderstandings and build trust. This guide explains common canine signals and what they reveal about comfort, stress, and communication.

A few days ago, Italian dog trainer Debora Segna contacted me about a Facebook posting by veterinarian and philosopher Dr. Roberto Marchesini in which he wrote: “If my dog would growl at me during an ...

"He's a great dog, but how do I get him to stop barking all the time?" I have addressed this question before, but I want to approach it differently now because the "great dog" referred to above was ...

The internet has been bemused by a dog suddenly growling at a crawl space, and has accordingly come up with several theories about what prompted the behavioral shift. In a viral video uploaded to ...

"After my dog’s TPLO knee surgery, he has a few times now growled at my wife. It is only when we are sitting in the living room (he is in a confined area still) and she comes home from work through ...