Professional dog trainer Elijah Boateng (@apexdogtraining) from Sydney, Australia, recently shared a TikTok breaking down ...

It was about six weeks into a beginners level dog obedience class when one of the students showed up without her dog. Her dog had had some kind of medical procedure which prevented it from being in ...

Humor writer Dave Barry once wrote, "You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will just give you this look that says, 'My GOSH, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!" Most dog owners ...

These dogs have a very high intellect. Border Collies can learn an astounding number of words and commands. Case in point, a ...

The word “OK” comes so naturally to us, it’s no wonder we use it constantly during training sessions. The problem is, this word is a noun, verb, adjective, adverb and exclamation. It covers a lot of ...

Training a dog is not just about teaching commands—it’s about promoting trust, communication, relation and mutual respect. Among the many approaches available the reward-based training strick out as ...

It turns out you can teach an old dog—or, at least, a middle-aged one—new tricks. Without any vocal or visual cues, a Labrador mix named Tai can turn, back up, lie down, and come on command. He does ...

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 ...

You might think your dog understands every word you say to him – but chances are he isn’t hanging on your every word, a new study has found. In spite of their “human-like” auditory capabilities for ...

A study conducted in Hungary explored dogs' ability to understand human language. The study involved 18 dogs and utilized non-invasive procedures to measure brain activity. Results indicate that dogs ...