Baring teeth, growling and lunging are all signs of aggression in dogs. The same can be said for snarling, biting and ‘muzzle-punching’ other four-legged friends or humans. Aggression in dogs can be ...

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Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retires, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This is from 2020. Q: Harley, my 3-year-old bulldog mix, doesn’t go to the veterinarian often ...

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 ...

Resource guarding occurs in dogs when they exhibit behaviors such as biting, lunging, and growling over toys and foods. This behavior is also called possessive aggression. All breeds of dogs are ...

Many people think big dogs are scary because of their size but studies show that small dogs bark more and show more bad behavior than large dogs and this can come as a surprise for many new pet owners ...

As many dog owners can attest, their four-legged companions are delightful and loving. But for others, their animals have an aggressive side, such as biting and attacking strangers, which may ...

A new study on canine development found that dogs exposed to adversarial events, including abuse and abandonment, in the ...