Understanding temperament, training needs and lifestyle fit can make all the difference when welcoming a dog into your home.

One of the most important behavioral issues associated with dogs concerns aggression, especially when that aggression is directed towards people. A recent study finds a number of factors that can be ...

Dog attacks on owners are rare, but when they happen, they spark fear and confusion. Veterinarians say the real issue isn’t ...

Watching your dog lash out at another can be stressful, even embarrassing. But take a deep breath—it’s not your fault, and it’s not theirs either. Aggression toward other dogs is more common than you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much as we love our four-legged canine friends, it's important to remember that they are still animals, and like any other animal, ...

After a wild video showed a pitbull attacking another dog in a Miami Beach restaurant on Friday, we asked Marie Nicolas, owner of Dog Training Elite in Broward for tips on what to do during those ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Pamela Davis, the senior trainer at the ...

When you encounter a scared, injured or aggressive stray dog, what do you do? It’s an intimidating situation many on Guam face, on the job and in their neighborhoods. Today, a nationally-recogni ...

Unlike puppies, older dogs don’t arrive as blank slates. They may have learned bad habits from inconsistent training or carry trauma from unknown past experiences—harsh punishment, car accidents, or ...

A dog behavioral expert based in New York has captivated audiences with her approach to helping shelter dogs who show signs of aggression. Each year, 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters, which is an ...

The first finding of interest was that many dogs only showed their aggressive tendencies in one or another of the three situations. This goes against the common public perception that aggression is a ...