Expert dog trainers Nicole Ellis and Michael Hill share essential safety tips for encountering aggressive dogs. Learn how to recognize subtle body language warning signs and what to do if a loose dog ...

A prolonged and unblinking stare is a known indicator of stress and potential aggression in dogs. In play, dogs break eye ...

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 ...

Pets have curious ways of weaving themselves into the very heart of their human families. The bond that anchors them tightly together, human and pet, often resembles the attachment a parent has with a ...

You've probably been warned about pit bulls. Maybe you've crossed the street when you saw one coming. Perhaps you've heard that certain breeds are born dangerous, wired for aggression, ticking time ...

Beliefs about dog behavior often arise because we generalize from our observations and beliefs about human behavior. In humans the statistics are clear. Males are more likely than females to be ...

Ever hear the term “bully breed?” Bully breed is a generic term for a variety of terrier-type dogs like American pit bull terriers, bull terriers, bullmastiffs, Staffordshire terriers, Boston terriers ...