Fear of Strangers: What Your Dog Is Really Telling You
Barking, lunging, or hiding when strangers come near isn’t aggression or bad manners. It’s fear, and your dog is trying to tell you something.
Why Anxiety Training Has to Happen at Home, With You
Anxiety doesn’t improve in a training facility or a one hour session. It improves at home, with the person your dog trusts most.
Breed Doesn’t Predict Fear
Fearful dogs come in every breed, from Labs to pit bulls to purebred puppies. Here’s what really drives fear in dogs, and why breed tells you so little.
How to Help a Fearful Dog Meet New People
Is your dog afraid of strangers? This step by step method helps a fearful dog learn that new people are safe, at a pace that prevents setbacks.
Are Shelter Dogs More Likely to Have Behavior Problems? What My Study Found
I surveyed 85 dog owners to find out whether shelter dogs have more aggression and anxiety problems than dogs from breeders and pet stores. The results surprised me.
The Neurobiology of Pathological Aggression in Dogs
A research review from my graduate work on how stress hormones and serotonin differ in aggressive dogs, and why it matters for fearful dogs.