My family’s black Lab is good at reading body language. In my previous world of teaching and research, I would have concluded that Teddy was effective at interpreting nonverbal cues. Over the past ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: We’re enchanted by Eva, a sweet, young Dalmatian available for ...

Hand signals add a powerful layer to your dog training toolkit, offering a quiet, clear way to communicate that works even in noisy places or at a distance. Because dogs naturally read body language, ...

It was a novice dog obedience class, where students were preparing their dogs for the first level of formal obedience competition. They were learning the set of exercises which would hopefully lead to ...

Herding dogs may have strong instincts, but structured training shapes those instincts into precise, safe, and reliable work. Building from foundational obedience to specialized herding commands, ...

Jet, a black Lab, and his adopted sister Quinn, a white Great Dane, have their share of health challenges, but together they are a happy and very capable team. Quinn is deaf, and when she's sleeping ...