Counterconditioning can be the answer to retraining reactive dogs. I’m a dog behaviorist and still find the results almost magical, as do many dog owners I work with. If you’re one of many owners ...

“Dogs don’t generalize the way we do.” The one thought justifies the fact that a dog that is friendly can suddenly become anxious around one person whom it is familiar with, and continue to be ...

Why is the sweetest hello like the jump scare? It is personal when a dog that used to greet a visitor then begins to behave apprehensively, and such a change is particularly noticeable when the dog ...

Dogs can be going through a ruff time, too. Studies have shown a dog’s brain is similar to that of a human’s, and in the 1980s, Dr. Nicholas Dodman of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts ...