Q: We have a 14-month-old chocolate Lab, "Tootsie." She eats leaves, sticks and other detritus, including rocks, gravel, concrete chips, Hot Wheels and Lego. She minds the command to "drop" but chews ...

Although we don't speak the same language as our pets, it's important for dog owners to know how to decipher their dogs' body ...

When a dog shows its belly, we humans are often tempted to give it a rub. But be careful! This can backfire. What we ...

Dogs can be funny creatures. Their behavior is designed to confound us or at least make us laugh. One of those behaviors is the seemingly random act of rolling over on its back and wiggling. Why ...

Pets can be great at hiding pain. Unlike a small child who runs a temperature or cries when he feels unwell, our pets cannot ...