For pet parents with reactive dogs, life can be a constant balancing act. Reactive behavior often involves your pup responding intensely to external stimuli like other animals, people, or loud noises, ...

In the video above, you’ll meet Penny, a shelter dog struggling to get adopted due to her kennel reactivity. When people walk by, she barks and lunges—making it hard for potential adopters to see her ...

A woman has revealed why she and her partner refused to give up their reactive dog, despite repeatedly being told to put him down. Dog owner Shannon McCulloch, 26, has taken to social media to explain ...

Helping a reactive dog is about understanding what fuels them. Most reactive behavior stems from panic or confusion, not defiance. Progress comes faster when the focus is shifted to better timing, ...

A shelter dog dismissed by visitors as being too "reactive" has been given an opportunity to showcase his true self. Shelter dogs have a small window of time in which to make an impression on a ...

Myths and outdated (but still common) narratives about fearful dogs, and dogs in general, can lead you astray. We can dispel these myths, but repeating myths can make them more salient. I’ll stick to ...

These days, many people have got the message that it’s important to train dogs with reward-based methods (for example, giving the dog a treat when they sit to reinforce the behavior and make it happen ...

More and more pet guardians are turning to medical cannabis to improve their pups’ quality of life. The data comes from the Dog Aging Project (DAP), a massive US-based scientific initiative that ...