Dog Behavior Explained 
Here’s the strange thing about the guilty look: in one experiment, the dogs who had actually behaved themselves sometimes looked the guiltiest.
Researchers asked owners to tell their dogs not to eat a treat, then had the owners leave the room.…
Your dog is perfectly happy in the basement as long as you’re there. She comes down behind you, circles twice on the rug, and drops with a sigh near the sofa.…
Sudden fear from a dog who already knows you is a before-and-after problem.
If your dog has always been wary of handling or cautious around people, that history gives you somewhere to start.…
A house can be completely familiar to a dog and still contain one room she treats as if it belongs somewhere else.
She follows you through the kitchen, hallway, and bedroom without a second thought.…
Why would a dog deliberately put his face somewhere he can see less?
He may press his nose into your side during a crowded gathering, bury his face against a blanket on the couch, tuck his muzzle between his paws, or wedge his head against the edge of a cushion.…
Dogs constantly interpret the signals around them. Changes in tone, unfamiliar situations, social interactions, or sudden activity in the environment can all influence how they respond in a given moment.…
The car hasn’t even left the driveway, and your dog’s chin is already wet. A few minutes later, strings of saliva are hanging from his mouth. He’s licking his lips, swallowing more than usual, and shifting around in the seat.…
Panting is first and foremost a cooling system. Dogs rely heavily on rapid breathing and evaporation from the respiratory tract to shed excess heat, so panting after exercise or on a warm day usually needs no emotional explanation.…
It’s breakfast time, and the bowl goes down the same way it always does. But this morning, the dog who has never once left food behind sniffs it, looks up at you, and walks away.…
One stressed dog may pace from room to room. Another pants even though the house is cool. A third begins drooling, turns their face away, or goes unexpectedly quiet.…