Calming signals are very important for dogs and how they use them with each other and with humans. In this video, Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas shows how to identify a few of these signals so that you can “talk” better with your dog and better understand what they are trying to communicate to others. Rugaas…
Mary Ray has been a staple on the dog dancing circuit for decades, but at this year’s Crufts, it was announced that this would be her last performance ever at the event where she gave birth to heelwork to music. The British professional dog trainer is credited with creating the dog sport – heelwork to…
For the third year in a row, Skiffle and Lucy Creek have won the Freestyle Heelwork to Music Competition at Crufts, the largest dog show in the UK, and you are about to see why. Heelwork to music is a dog sport similar to musical canine freestyle and involves intricate moves. In freestyle routines demonstrates…
Teaching your dog to come when called is one of the most important things you can train your dog to do, for their safety and for the safety of others. A dog’s response to the come command (commonly called a “recall”) is an essential tool for every dog parent. Whether you are having fun at…
This very smart pack of dogs work together to surprise their humans by decorating the home for the holidays! The moment their mom step out of the room, they set to work hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree and arranging the presents! Every one of these eight dogs pitches in for the Christmas surprise. If you…
Horus was abandoned when he was young because he is a deaf dog. Seen as unruly and untrainable, he spent his first few months of life in a drug den and was eventually brought to a rescue where he languished prior to being adopted. Under the loving care of his guardian, Rosie Gibbs, the clever…
The respect these dogs have for the little girl in this video (and each other) is pretty amazing. It’s dinner time for the dogs and 4-year-old Taysley Rose calmly takes charge and feeds the family’s six obedient, well-mannered Pit Bulls. Her aunt, Nina Wahl, explains that “People say it could never be done. They live…
Dogs can sometimes display sudden, uncharacteristic episodes of aggression that cannot be explained by the owners. A recent study by researchers at Animal Nutrition and Welfare Service of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona set out to understand why some dogs – who have no history of aggression or biting – appear to attack without warning….
When a two-year-old Chihuahua named Bobby arrived at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London, he was so badly behaved that the rescue quickly ran out of options on how to reform the “bad-boy” dog. The little dog bit everyone, and he was so fiercely aggressive that his chances of ever being adopted were growing…
Jenny Gould and her German Shepherd Zankanja Bitter ‘N’ Twisted participated in the Obedience Dog Championships at Crufts and what a show they put on. Judges put the pair through the paces for an intense 10 minutes! No matter what the judge throws at them, Zankanja is glued to Jenny’s side throughout and the dog’s…
Many dog owners have had the experience of digging into their dog’s mouth to remove that smelly, unknown object the dog refuses to drop and just has to eat. It’s not pleasant and it always leads to the worry that he/she has eaten something that might make them sick. Teaching your dogs to drop objects…
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