I'm not saying that Dr. Marchesini suggests that dogs should be punished for growling outside of play (or when they growl during play, something I've witnessed), but rather I'm suggesting that when a ...

Dog play can be noisy and physical. Chasing, growling, and wrestling are often harmless. The trouble starts when tension replaces fun and the shift goes unnoticed. Many early warning signs are subtle, ...

Aggression in dogs rarely appears out of nowhere. It doesn’t begin with growling, snapping, or biting. It begins much earlier ...

A few days ago, Italian dog trainer Debora Segna contacted me about a Facebook posting by veterinarian and philosopher Dr. Roberto Marchesini in which he wrote: “If my dog would growl at me during an ...