Have you tried everything you can, and your dog just doesn't seem to enjoy playing fetch? Here are a few reasons your dog isn't playing fetch.

Dog owners tend to dismiss bad dog breath as just “dog breath,” but there is usually a very good reason behind the odor. Here's how to address it.

When we did agility with our dog, we drove 2.5 hours one way to take lessons from a world-class trainer. I have a friend in Houston who starts a 2-hour drive across Houston in 5 o’clock traffic to get to the best training school she could find. So when we surveyed 3500 dog owners and discovered […]

Heading to compete at the AKC RACH Invitational are Deb Neufeld and her 5-year-old Danish-Swedish Farmdog, who have a long list of accomplishments already.

Teaching your dog to "drop it" is an important behavior and allows you to get that item away from your dog without a chase or fight.

I can count on one hand the number of barns I've been to that did not have a resident barn dog. Barns and dogs are the ultimate pairing. Dogs have helped deter vermin and would-be predators since humans first started keeping livestock thousands of years ago. And, we like having our dogs with us, especially […]

Why do some dogs have blue tongues? Learn which breeds have blue-black tongues, what causes tongue spots, and when to see a veterinarian.

Nutmeg isn't safe for dogs to eat. Find out what symptoms of nutmeg poisoning are and what to do if your dog eats nutmeg.

Ask AKC  Dear AKC: Recently, two bats came into my house from the attic. There was a large one and a small one which flew around and landed in a few places and then disappeared. Later, I found my cat playing with one of them and it was still alive. The other bat then flew […]

Sabrina M. writes, "I have run into a problem with my puppy that I have not had before. My 11-week-old female is going into attack mode: growling, grabbing clothes, and biting legs. I have tried multiple techniques to stop it. We are currently using timeouts. Do you have any other techniques that might work? We […]