Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the dog park walk of shame. After standing there, repeatedly calling your dog’s name and getting exactly nada in response, ...

Most of us dog parents think we know how to train our dogs, simply from watching dog training reality TV shows or doing what our instructors told us at dog obedience school. We get their leash, load ...

The running joke among dog owners is that their pet understands everything except the word “no.” As it turns out, the science ...

We’ve all been there: you’re at the park, you call your dog’s name with the confidence of a pack leader, and... nothing. Your pup is suddenly very interested in a piece of gum on the sidewalk, leaving ...

Many people use verbal commands or vocal signals to communicate with their dog. Dogs may pay more attention to gestures than they do to spoken commands, and they may get confused when our visual and ...

When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ...