If your dog hears the doorbell and starts barking like crazy, what is the right thing to do? A) scold him; B) ignore him; or C) give him a treat? As odd as it sounds, C is the correct answer — with a ...

Does your dog bark at nothing? Like it’s really late at night, the house is all quiet, and your dog, out of the blue, launches into a barking spree aimed at some random corner of the living room?

Almost all dogs bark. Science has shown that virtually all dogs also can understand the barks of other dogs regardless of where they come from, however the way that humans hear those barks differs ...

This post has been revised on 8/21/20 with the help of readers and veterinary behaviorists. Given that many of us are currently working at home and spending much more of our day near our dogs, it has ...

Michael Obrand purchased his home in south Laguna Beach in the late 1990s, drawn by the serenity of a hillside neighborhood with ocean views. But he’s found over the years that even this patch of ...

From tiny yaps to deep, booming barks, canines have no problem letting us know exactly how they feel. But sometimes, even they realize they might have gotten a little carried away. That’s exactly what ...