WARWICK, R.I. — These reader questions were answered at the conference of the International Assn. of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) held here April 20 to 22. IAABC members are consultants in dog, ...

The Command Every Dog Owner Should Teach Before Age 2—It Could Save Their Life originally appeared on Parade Pets. Let’s not mince words: Adolescence (the teenager stage) is a rough time for everyone.

Adolescence can be a tricky time for us as dog parents. Your dog might regress in some aspects of their training or socialization, seem as though they’re being rebellious, or display reactive behavior ...

Training your dog to be comfortable inside a crate has all kinds of benefits. Crating a puppy or adolescent dog provides a level of behavior management that a simple baby gate can't. Because dogs ...

We all know adolescence is a distinct phase in human development on the road from being a child to becoming an adult. All you need to do is talk to anyone who has ever been a teenager or parented a ...

Dr. Horowitz, a cognitive scientist who studies dogs, is the author of “The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves,” from which this essay is adapted. The puppy I know — the young sprite we ...

Researchers found that about 22% of puppies and 18% of adolescent dogs had gastrointestinal issues such as vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss. Puppies and young dogs fed a diet of highly processed ...

Let’s not mince words: Adolescence (the teenager stage) is a rough time for everyone. Yes, that includes your sweet, snuggly puppy who used to stare at you adoringly like you hung the moon. I always ...