Your dog is constantly ‘talking’—just not in words. From tail wags to ear twitches, every movement holds clues to their ...

Dogs are always communicating, even when they are not making a sound. The challenge is that many of their signals are easy to ...

Yawning in dogs signals more than fatigue, stress relief and social act. It can indicate anxiety in unfamiliar settings or ...

Turid Rugaas, a Norwegian dog trainer, is well known for putting forth ideas about behavior patterns she calls " calming signals." A recent discussion about what we actually know about the effects of ...

Dogs don't necessarily agree—in fact, most don't. "To a dog, a hug can actually feel quite stressful," Kenny says. "It can ...

My family’s black Lab is good at reading body language. In my previous world of teaching and research, I would have concluded that Teddy was effective at interpreting nonverbal cues. Over the past ...

All dogs don't always do this or that all of the time Turid Rugaas, a Norwegian dog trainer, is well known for putting forth ideas about behavior patterns she calls "calming signals." A recent ...