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 ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: We’re enchanted by Eva, a sweet, young Dalmatian available for ...

It was a novice dog obedience class, where students were preparing their dogs for the first level of formal obedience competition. They were learning the set of exercises which would hopefully lead to ...

Dear Old Trainer: When you discuss training you always say give the command in a “normal voice,” but what does that mean? Everyone at my dog park has to yell to get their dog’s attention. I do too.

My daughter recently adopted a dog that was described as “having some hearing loss.” In all fairness, they may not have known Buddy is stone-cold deaf. But he is already fitting in and has made a ...

Deaf dog Aspen found the perfect forever home and new confidence after learning commands through hand signals at the Austin Humane Society Aspen has reached peak happiness. The white pit bull mix's ...

Basic commands like “sit,” “down,” or “heel” are usually the first things dogs learn in training. However, there’s another popular command that many owners teach their dogs as puppies—and it’s ...

A senior dog's no-nonsense approach to puppy training has delighted viewers online after a viral TikTok video captured the moment they helped their younger sibling follow a basic command. The video, ...

It was a novice dog obedience class, where students were preparing their dogs for the first level of formal obedience competition. They were learning the set of exercises which would hopefully lead to ...