Should You Teach Your Dog to “Go Potty” on Cue?
Travis, a 12-year-old Chihuahua, is unhappy being outside in inclement weather. “He does not like rain or snow or cold temperatures,” says the head...
Don’t Pet the Service Dog
Why do people with service dogs ask people to stop petting their animals, even if they’re just sitting still and the dog isn’t working...
Dear Doctor: Dog keeps raising paw outside
Q. My dog often lifts one of her front paws and kind of tucks it up under her when she sniffs something outside that...
Common Training Mistakes
We’ve all seen it: Someone tells their off-leash dog to “come,” the dog doesn’t come, and the person keeps repeating the cue, getting angrier...
Uptick in Dogs Biting Children
The day the U.S. went on COVID lockdown back in March 2020, Tufts Animal Behavior Clinic head Stephanie Borns-Weil, DVM, left Massachusetts for California...
Dear Doctor: Baby on the way
Q. We have a 5-year-old miniature schnauzer who is used to receiving a lot of attention from us. But as we are now expecting...
Dear Doctor: Dog acts aggressively to other dogs on leash
Q. I know that dogs can become more aggressive when on leash because they’re not in control of their own movements; they might feel...
He’s Not Doing It Out Of Spite
You’ve been gone all day, and your dog trashes the house — or defecates on the rug when you know he can hold it...
Why Dogs Howl
Answer this question. A dog howls to say: A) I’m over here.
B) Eureka, I found something good!
C) Stay back!
D) Gee, that...
Common Household Noises May Severely Stress Your Dog
Microwave beeps, the chirps of a smoke alarm system when a battery is dying, cell phone noises, alarm clocks going off…these high-pitched sounds are...
Why Dogs Tilt Their Heads
You know how dogs will sometimes tilt their heads adorably with an almost quizzical look on their face, as if they’re trying to process...
When Games of Catch Become Deadly for Dogs
When the Center for Pet Safety started receiving more and more reports of dogs dying because of toy balls lodging in their throats during...