Category: Behavior

Fetch is one of the most popular games to play with a dog, but what about their feline counter parts? Can they too be trained to retrieve objects thrown by their pet parents? Cats haven’t evolved to cooperate with humans...

(Info courtesy of Purina) Social media is full of pictures of dogs appearing to grin, but it seems that, much like with laughing, dogs can’t smile in the same way as humans. However, dogs can make their faces appear to...

(Courtesy of prevventivevet.com, by Cathy Madson, MA, FDM, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA) Resource guarding in dogs, also called “possessive aggression,” can be quite alarming and scary for a dog owner to experience. You go to grab a chew that your dog has...

“I knew a puppy was going to be a big commitment and luckily my husband works from home, making it easier to spend the time Grimm needs for training and socializing.  We decided 8 months before we got Grimm to...

Feline aggression comes in many forms, but there are some innovative tips and approaches for cat owners who own warrior cats. Veterinary behaviorist John Ciribassi, DVM, DACVB, shared thoughts at Fetch dvm360 San Diego on the reasons cats get aggressive...

Cats are often described as aloof, ambivalent and antisocial, but researchers at Oregon State University’s Human-Animal Interaction Lab beg to differ. Results of their new study, published in Current Biology, show that cats display distinct attachment behaviors toward their owners. In...