I discuss seven ways that humans pet and interact with their dog and how they respond to these interactions. Scratching a male dog’s chest The first is scratching a male dog’s chest. They like it a lot. This is because it reminds them of having …
“Dog tolling” refers to a dog dancing about in a strange fashion to fascinate ducks, to draw them nearer to allow a human duck-hunter to shoot the animal. The dogs who do this are called “tollers”. This form of canine behaviour is a dog inviting …
It just occurred to me that there appears to be what I have described as the “great triumvirate” in the world of dogs. I’m referring to a convenient network, if you like, of three groups of people and the objective is to make money from …
The video does not explain how he injured his front paws so badly that they had to be amputated or that is the way it looks. The video doesn’t explain any of this except at the end we see that this incredibly sweet dog has …
This is a very sad story but one with hope and tenderness from the guys who rescued a dying dog. Once again, I am impressed by these guys and ladies. This Thai soi dog (street dog) was lucky. She was on the edge of death, …
You wouldn’t see this sort of dog rescue in Europe. Europeans are far too refined. Correction: less courageous is a better description. The man who is on the end of this JCB digger is a totally awesome individual. He has tons of courage and takes …
Like me, you might not have realised that porcupine quills can kill a dog. The problem is that dogs perhaps inquisitively go towards a porcupine or they treat the porcupine as a prey animal. A porcupine does not shoot the quills at an aggressive animal …
A mountain of tender loving care, acres of teamwork, a bottomless pit of patience and colossal commitment saved this dog. Mama, as she was named, had been abandoned because she had become pregnant. She lived alone in a field and in an orchard for a …
This moving video from a dog shelter, Takis Shelter in Crete, the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, tells me that even the most brutalised dogs can forgive and perhaps forget and respond well to love. Perhaps some dogs don’t recover. Perhaps they …
