From infection risks to first aid and ER signs, experts explain how to handle dog bites safely and prevent them before they happen.

As the number of dogs owned by Americans has increased in recent years, so too has the number of people bitten by dogs across the country. There are nearly 90 million dogs living in U.S. households ...

Dog bites affect millions of Americans each year, and a Tulsa-area trainer says many of them are preventable with the right education and awareness. “About 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each ...

Fear, illness, pain or being cornered. Quality of care, socialization and supervision by the owner (is the dog part of the family or is it kept chained outside?). Behavior of the victim -- running ...

Just like humans, dogs manifest their own unique personalities early on, and these personalities may not change for the ...

Even with all the attempts by different organizations to rate a dog’s temperament, the reality is pretty simple: dogs are animals. And the second these animals turn from play to bite, it can be very ...

There's something uniquely heartbreaking about the idea of a beloved family pet suddenly turning aggressive. Most of us see ...