Between humans, a kiss on the mouth or cheek is a clear signal of warm feelings. But what’s going on in a dog’s brain when it plants a slobbery lick on a person’s face or hands? There’s no single ...

Our pets may not be able to communicate with words, but their actions can give us clues on how they feel. So what does it mean if your dog chases its tail? While some reasons are more benign than ...

Dogs also have different hardwired and preferred behaviors, which can add a level of complexity to manners training. For ...

A woman who owned a Schipperke (a small black and usually tailless dog) asked me, "My dog doesn't have a tail to wag to tell me whether he is happy or not. I have looked at his face a lot and he doesn ...