Bark Busters

Most dogs that eat poop are not sick or starving. It usually comes from instinct, scavenging, boredom or a habit that grew out of puppyhood, though a vet should rule out medical causes first. To help stop the habit, clean up straight away, supervise ya...

Older dogs often change how they behave. They may sleep more, wake at night, get grumpy with other pets, follow you everywhere, forget house rules or bark at things that never bothered them before. Some of that is normal aging. A lot of it comes from p...

In St. Catharines, persistent barking breaks the City’s Noise By-law 95-198, section 2(1)(g). Barking complaints go to Niagara Region Animal Services, the animal control arm of the Humane Society of Greater Niagara, at 905-682-0767, not to the police o...

“Zoomies” are short bursts of wild running that help a dog release built-up energy, excitement or stress. Vets call them frenetic random activity periods, or FRAPs, and in a healthy dog they are normal and usually last a minute or two. You only need to...

The best dog training method is the one that fits your dog, your home and the problem you want to solve. Most methods fall into a few families: reward-based training, clicker training, balanced training, old-style dominance training, and behavioural or...