Teaching a dog to fetch a beer looks simple, but most attempts fail because owners reward the wrong parts of the behavior chain. This tutorial breaks down how to build the trick step by step, from ...

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Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His ...

Researchers have identified that some dogs are "gifted word learners” — pups who know the names of more than 100 toys. In fact, these dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping. And even if your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are dog toys that get tossed aside after a few half-hearted chews, and then there are the ones that instantly flip a switch.

Birds are known for a few things: flying, dropping surprises on us unexpectedly, and being loud. Pet birds do all of these things and more; you can train one of them to do just about anything you'd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds are known for a few things: flying, dropping surprises on us unexpectedly, and being loud. Pet birds do all of these things ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

As humans continue to endure the freezing temperatures, our furry friends may be feeling the 'winter blues' too - watch out ...

Dogs can experience the 'winter blues', displaying behaviours that mirror the seasonal slump we feel ourselves, says the veterinary nurse. Watch out for these signs.