You’re clomping along with your four-legged best friend down a sunny stretch of trail when, out of nowhere, you hear it—the shcka shcka shcka of a rattlesnake’s tail. The creature is sprawled across ...

In Tucson, a curious 2-year-old blue heeler mix named Ripley walked toward a western diamondback and then abruptly backed off during snake-aversion training. It was a useful reminder of how quickly an ...

If your dog smells a rattlesnake chances are he or she may be intrigued to investigate. Several rattlesnake avoidance trainings in Tucson are teaching dogs to stop their curiosity and head the other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock As rattlesnake season picks up, some pet owners are turning to an unusual form of prevention: live ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Ripley, a medium-sized dog with a strong prey drive, curiously approached Brian, a large western diamondback rattlesnake, until she got a quick zap on the neck meant to simulate a ...

In 2015, dog trainer Jennifer Hime’s nearly 12-year-old dog died in her arms after being bitten by a prairie rattlesnake in her very own Fort Collins backyard. Since then, Hime, who owns Front Range ...

That obvious alert is something that worries pet owners when out on the trail. There’s a session being offered on rattlesnake avoidance that could save lives or save the life of a dog. Today and ...

A Lexington dog has had a rough couple of days after encountering a copperhead on a trail. As the dog rests up, a dog trainer wants people to know about ways dog owners can teach their pups to stay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this undated photo shows Brian the rattlesnake, which is used to train dogs to avoid dangerous vipers, in Tucson, Ariz. (J.J.

Rattlesnakes are a well known reality of the desert environment. Not only is there a wide variety of species of rattlesnakes, but there are also large numbers inhabiting different habitats making ...