Hannah Gillihan is a Certified Dog Trainer at Zoom Room Dog Training, a destination for pet parents to play, learn and develop communication skills to deepen their connection with their pup. Negative, ...

Observing your dog licking wounds can evoke mixed reactions; some find it unpleasant, while others allow it. Many people believe a dog’s saliva has strong antibacterial properties that can help wounds ...

If you’re a dog person then you know most things improve in the company of a good dog: walks, runs, drives, hikes, hunts, cold beers, and camping trips, just to name a few. By the same token, not much ...

A slippery slope may sound like an icy patch where you slip and slide, but people use it to refer to situations in which deciding to do something can lead to further actions with undesirable ...

A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

One of the top priorities of dog owners is controlling fleas. With so many options available, it has never been easier to find an effective method for preventing infestations. Although topical and ...

Castle used e-collars with his police dogs and also taught classes for pet owners on how to train dogs using only treats and praise. Those dogs made slow progress, he said, and his clients rarely ...

Three years ago, Valli Fraser-Celin adopted a blond husky-mix puppy, whom she named Husk. Fraser-Celin soon started looking for ways to curb Husk’s “totally wild” behavior, she says, such as stealing ...