Gia Savocchi | Dog Behavior Specialist

Did you know that I offer help to struggling pet parents and new puppy owners via zoom? We can work on…

There is a video clip going around stating that this dog was deemed unadoptable into the community because…

Is it funny or cute to purposefully scare, tease, or prank a dog?

What went wrong here? Dogs don’t like hugs, some dogs don’t like people or young people, crowded public…

This poor dog was run up on by two big Dobermans. Understandably, the owner panicked. Pulling your dog by…

One way to make a puppy reactive is to let adult dogs bully and scare them. This is how many fearful and…

If a dog is going after you, only run if you can get to safety or get to something you can put between…

This dog is neutral, she’s running along, calm, and doesn’t react to an aggressor. She is able to recover…

Amazing beach riding with all of my friends. So fun and Sahida is really turning out to be a solid partner.…

Tejo working with his trainer Miguel. Coming along super well, and of course still gorgeous. #lusitano…

Imagine being tormented for 35 minutes, taken off your medicine that helps you get through your anxiety and…

I recommended this dog be put to sleep, and that’s not a secret. This dog was recently intensively trained…

Why do you think that this dog hates feet? #dogbehavior #dogbodylanguage #dogtraining

This video was sent to me by a follower, and it really shows what can go wrong if you don’t manage your dog…

Why I recommended this dog be put to sleep… because if what you see in publicly released videos is someone…

People often believe that dogs are aggressive or reactive due to mistreatment or starvation. However, we…

Shelters and rescues have a responsibility to place safe dogs in homes. This dog was reported by a family to…

Is this puppy playing? Or is he resource guarding his friend? Or something else? There are actually some…

It’s no secret that I don’t think that dogs who predatorily seek other dogs shouldn’t be adopted out into…

I rarely recommend that a dog be BE. But it happens. I firmly believe that it’s a personal choice to do…

This is an awesome clip of a trainer working with a dog on calmly waiting to be leashed and taken from the…

This woman is smart… she used what she has on her to put between herself and an aggressive dog. #dogbehavior…

This dog escapes from his owner and goes after a kid. This could have gone so differently had he not been…

What is this Labrador thinking? We can’t ask him, but I wouldn’t trust him at this point with this kitten.…