Dogs that are more extroverted, conscientious and open tend to rank higher in the hierarchy, while more friendly dogs tend to rank lower. In addition, older dogs tend to dominate in multi-dog ...

Last week, I wrote about the Association of Professional Dog Trainers online certificate course that I recently taught. Posting on a discussion board was one of the requirements for certification.

I recently read about Linda Michaels' Hierarchy of Dog Needs (HDN) and was very impressed with her "positive training" approach to working with dogs and their humans. As Michaels notes below, "The HDN ...

The hierarchy in a group of dogs is not based on aggression but on submissiveness. A dog ranked lower in the hierarchy displays signals of submissive behavior towards dogs ranked higher. These ...

Dogs that are more extroverted, conscientious and open tend to rank higher in the hierarchy, while more friendly dogs tend to rank lower. In addition, older dogs tend to dominate in multi-dog ...

When more than one dog lives in a household, the question quickly arises: Is there automatically a hierarchy among the dogs or one that calls the shots–the so-called “alpha dog”? Dog trainer Katharina ...

Dog brains, just as human brains, process speech hierarchically: intonations at lower, word meanings at higher stages, according to a new study by Hungarian researchers at the Department of Ethology, ...

DURHAM >> Border collies are among the smartest, most athletic, most eager to please canines in the dog hierarchy. Any owner of a stock dog will gladly sing more of the breed’s graces, but you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In households with multiple dogs, many people wonder: Is there a leader who calls the shots? Photo: Getty Images When more than ...