Understanding Dog Behavior

A lot of dogs like to lay or sit really close to their owners. They may lay at your feet, sit next to your chair, or snuggle up with you on the couch. We often take this for granted assuming that our dogs simply like us and want to be […]

Most of us tend to talk to our dogs a lot. And, I don’t mean just command words, but we often have full conversations with them. After all, they are our pals and often, our best buddies. So, we naturally talk to them, take them into our confidence, and tell

We all know that dogs react to sounds in different ways depending upon what the sound is. We use a lot of sounds to train our dogs and get them to listen to us. Some sounds are loud, while others are more subtle. Some sounds like dog whistles can only

Most information about calming dogs down is from an owner’s perspective. Very little is written about how dogs can calm themselves. I find it curious that we do not look to our dogs to support their own natural instinct to avoid stress through a number of effective behaviors. Dogs have

We have all seen it — the common greeting ritual of dogs sniffing butts to say hello! While we may hold our noses and wonder how they can possibly stand the smell, our dogs seem to take great delight in this sensory way of connecting and checking each other out.

Does your dog sometimes become very excited when you get down on the floor? How many times have you laid down on the floor to stretch out or do a yoga pose, when you suddenly felt the slobbery tongue of your pup as he licked your face? Or maybe you

Do you have a dog who steals your spot every time you get up? You are snuggled up together watching Netflix and you get up to get snacks. When you come back, your sweet pooch is sprawled out on the couch right where you were sitting. This can be both

If you find that your dog is hiding in corners or behind plants or furniture, you may be concerned about this strange behavior. Dogs hide for a number of reasons and many of them do not signal a problem. In some cases it is perfectly normal and your pooch is

When thinking about adopting a new dog, some people shy away from shelters and rescue facilities. They falsely believe that rescue dogs are broken in some way. Therefore, they opt instead to adopt from a breeder or pet store, largely due to misheld beliefs about shelter dogs. It is a

If you have more than one dog in your home and they usually get along well, you may wonder why they will fight over a bone. They sleep together, eat their dinner side by side peacefully, and play well together with other toys. So what is it about the bone?