Dogs who are appropriately stimulated, both mentally and physically, have fewer behavioral issues and fewer medical bills. How’s that for an incentive to get moving?

“What do you have in your bait bag?” Erika asked. I showed her the huge bag filled with bits of cheddar cheese I’d been using.

Commercially produced dog food is the norm today, but it wasn’t alway so. How did our ancient ancestors feed their canine companions?

My dog training clients often ask whether it's okay to leave a bowl of dog food out all day or if they should feed their dog on a schedule.

Whether you are using food to strengthen learned behaviors, teach new behaviors, change responses, provide enrichment, or prevent behavior problems from being rehearsed, food should function as a core part of your life with your dog.

Here’s a training treat recipe that makes the most of your dogs favorite ingredients.

Electronic shock collars are banned in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Wales, the province of Quebec in Canada, and some states in Australia.

Not being able to leave your dog home alone is one of the more stressful behavior problems owners and their dogs deal with.

Did you ever notice how your dog learns some behaviors super fast and others not so much?

The fledgling city of San Francisco had two problems in the mid-1800s: an overgrowth of rats and too many free-ranging stray dogs.

Where do you turn when you need a friend and the humans in your life just don’t seem to get it? Your beloved pet, of course.

My name is Scott Stauffer. I want to share my story of Elliot, who became my service dog for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and how he saved my life.

You’ve probably heard the story about the woman who tried to bring her emotional support peacock onto a United Airlines flight…

As the final speeches ring, applause accompanies the graduating service dogs and their veterans, ready for their new lives together.

When most people think of working dogs, they think of police dogs, military dogs, search and rescue dogs, detection dogs, hunting dogs, and dogs trained in protection work. In other words, dogs with an important job title.

Archeologists believe the use of sled dogs first began around 8,000 years ago based on carbon-dated remnants of sleds and harnesses found with canine remains in Siberia.

We celebrate in June to coincide with the initial spark of the modern Gay Liberation Movement: the Stonewall Uprising in the early morning of June 28, 1969, when police brutally raided a popular gay bar in NYC’s West Village.

In the midst of the pandemic, my husband Jeffrey painted dogs. How he got there is a tale.

In my own paintings, I like to capture the healing power of the human-animal bond, as well as the pets’ individual antics.

"You need to find the pet portrait scene. Remember, animal people are well connected," says fellow artist Paula Wirth, who draws memorial portraits of dogs, cats, rats, and other pets.