As mentioned, growling is a distance-increasing behavior, and its function is often to increase space or stop an interaction that the dog finds uncomfortable. In the case of a dog that growls upon a ...

"He's a great dog, but how do I get him to stop barking all the time?" I have addressed this question before, but I want to approach it differently now because the "great dog" referred to above was ...

The internet has been bemused by a dog suddenly growling at a crawl space, and has accordingly come up with several theories about what prompted the behavioral shift. In a viral video uploaded to ...

When we talk about dog bites, we often imagine a large dog growling behind a fence or lunging on a leash. Rarely do we think of a tiny Terrier or a pint-sized Chihuahua. But size doesn’t determine ...

"After my dog’s TPLO knee surgery, he has a few times now growled at my wife. It is only when we are sitting in the living room (he is in a confined area still) and she comes home from work through ...