Smokey, a border collie mix, was found wandering in a Marin park. After being brought to safety at Marin Humane, it took several days for this fearful dog to relax enough for behavior volunteers to ...

Myths and outdated (but still common) narratives about fearful dogs, and dogs in general, can lead you astray. We can dispel these myths, but repeating myths can make them more salient. I’ll stick to ...

Having been interested for many decades in "all things dog," and demystifying what they're doing and why, whenever I learn that dog expert and Psychology Today writer Dr. Zazie Todd has written an ...

From the best leashes to clickers for reinforcement, these are the essential training supplies that will help make training ...

As dog lovers and volunteers, we know how important it is to build trust with shelter dogs so they can find their forever homes. But for fearful dogs, that connection can be harder to form—especially ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Saffy, a five-year-old Pomeranian once confined to a breeding facility in Wisconsin, was terrified of nearly everything when she was adopted by her owner, Betsy Van Horn. From ...

A six-year-old Labrador mix named Luna spent months in a packed shelter. She lived in terror of the other dogs and couldn’t make eye contact with anyone. Savanna Tolley, a dog trainer and owner of The ...