Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After all, Golden Retrievers are often celebrated as the gold standard of dog breeds: friendly, gentle, intelligent, loyal, ...

You may hear about how dogs are "pack animals." They crave connection, companionship, and value strength in numbers. For years, humans thought that dogs needed to see us as the "alpha" and that we had ...

There are numerous books and articles about "good dogs" and "bad dogs." Sometimes I feel that each and every day I see something that focuses on how to have a "good" dog and how to allow them to have ...

This post was written by force-free dog trainer Mary Angilly and Marc Bekoff. Many people seem to think calling a dog good, bad, happy, sad, aggressive, stubborn, bold, shy, vicious, alpha, ...

The idea of a “kid-friendly” dog is appealing, especially for families seeking a calm companion for their children. But what makes a pup “kid friendly” is quite complex. A dog’s ability to live safely ...

Today is the "warmest" day of the next several days with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and plenty of sun!