I recently gave a talk at the Manchester Rotary Club about dog behavior. One of the questions a Rotarian asked was about his dog growling - and what it means and what to do about it. This is an ...
The lawn at Tulsa Animal Welfare was covered in tents and games for its Howl and Growl Animal Safety Event. TULSA, Okla. - Several animal welfare groups gathered on Saturday to help teach kids about ...
I'm not saying that Dr. Marchesini suggests that dogs should be punished for growling outside of play (or when they growl during play, something I've witnessed), but rather I'm suggesting that when a ...
The internet has been bemused by a dog suddenly growling at a crawl space, and has accordingly come up with several theories about what prompted the behavioral shift. In a viral video uploaded to ...
Last week was National Dog Bite Prevention Week. Although it is no longer "official," there's never a bad time to talk about preventing dog bites. It's helpful in preventing bites to understand a ...
Animals frequently growl to display dominance, show aggression, and warn others to stay away. When we think of animals that growl, dogs, wolves, lions, tigers, and bears come to mind. However, in this ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Young-Williams Animal Center’s 17th Annual Mardi Growl is East Tennessee’s largest pet event and will fill the streets of Downtown Knoxville with beads, boas and barks ...
A few days ago, Italian dog trainer Debora Segna contacted me about a Facebook posting by veterinarian and philosopher Dr. Roberto Marchesini in which he wrote: “If my dog would growl at me during an ...