"My dog, specifically at nighttime, will randomly growl... I was just petting her gently, and she growled. Other nights, we will just simply move, and she will be lying in her crate, and she'll growl.

Whether it's a puppy growling when playing or your dog letting out a growl when a visitor tries to pet them, we often see these forms of vocalization as being bad or wrong. If your dog is growling, it ...

A few days ago, Italian dog trainer Debora Segna contacted me about a Facebook posting by veterinarian and philosopher Dr. Roberto Marchesini in which he wrote: “If my dog would growl at me during an ...

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Recently I was awakened from a deep sleep by someone poking me. I complained and whined. It didn't work to stop the annoyance. Finally I blurted out "whaaaat?" in an angry tone of voice. My poor ...

When interpreting dog growls, some people are surprisingly good at taking the hint, a new study shows. Scientists testing how people categorized different types of growls found that people — ...

Dogs communicate through a variety of behaviors, some of which might seem like disobedience but are actually signs of stress.

Last weekend I was roused from sleep because someone was tapping my shoulder. When I finally woke up I blurted out—quite crankily—“WHAAAaaaat!!?” My poor husband. He was only waking me because my ...

This week I sat here wondering what I should talk to you about in today’s column. You know, sometimes there’s just so much on your mind that you just have a list running through your mind, that’s been ...

I'm not saying that Dr. Marchesini suggests that dogs should be punished for growling outside of play (or when they growl during play, something I've witnessed), but rather I'm suggesting that when a ...