The title comes from Stan Rawlinson’s website. He is a dog behaviourist. He is referring to anxious dogs. He is talking about socialisation which is the way to make a dog confident in the presence of people. There are two parallel socialisation processes. One is …
The wolf howl is a beautiful sound. Dogs howl when left alone because they are performing the “howl of loneliness” in the words of Dr Morris. This serves the same function as a howl when it is made to bring a pack together after they …
Rudy Armstrong lives at a marina in Oriental, South Carolina, USA. He is a US Navy veteran. He adopted Bubu, his chihuahua 18 months ago when she was 6 weeks old. He was in his armchair when he woke up after a stroke. One arm …
The domestic dog is a domesticated grey wolf plus thousands of years of evolution as a domestic animal plus selective breeding. We all know that the wild ancestor of the domestic dog is the modestly-sized wolf from Asia. I am thinking of the Indian wolf …
BIRMINGHAM, UK: The value of a domestic dog for security purposes is highlighted in this story about Macey, a seven-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier who went downstairs to confront four armed burglars who had bashed down the front door; one was carrying a machete. Her owner, …
The dog bark is essentially an alarm call. They see or hear something and they want to pass that on to the other members of the pack including the human members. Therefore, it is likely that your dog is not barking at nothing but that …
Humans have a split personality about the dog. All dogs from the scruffy mongrel on the streets of an African village to the most expensive, squeakyclean and fluffy toy dog in a palatial home in Los Angeles are descended from the wolf. They are all …
What does it mean when a dog raises one leg and looks ahead intently? This is a very specific form of canine behaviour in my opinion. You will find answers which are quite variable because they are describing less specific forms of dog behaviour. In …
