Ryan Wimpey told Newsweek that happiness in dogs doesn't always present as "the over-the-top excitement people expect." ...

All dogs don't always do this or that all of the time Turid Rugaas, a Norwegian dog trainer, is well known for putting forth ideas about behavior patterns she calls "calming signals." A recent ...

Dogs communicate through a variety of behaviors, some of which might seem like disobedience but are actually signs of stress. Understanding these signals can help you better support your furry friend.

Dogs are always communicating, even when they are not making a sound. The challenge is that many of their signals are easy to misread. A wagging tail, a yawn, or a belly-up position can seem friendly ...

My family’s black Lab is good at reading body language. In my previous world of teaching and research, I would have concluded that Teddy was effective at interpreting nonverbal cues. Over the past ...

However, in an email to me (July 5, 2017) Dr. Mariti wrote that she and her colleagues did report that in 33% of their observations (36 cases) in which dogs did not show any calming signal after ...