STUDY – OPINION: A study dated 25 June 2020 tells us that during the coronavirus lockdown there was a surge in dog bites on children in the US. You can see where the problem comes from. The children are at home far more than the …
If you meet a dog in the street with their owner and you want to touch the dog you should do the following. You should ask the dog’s owner whether you can touch her dog. The well-prepared dog owner should be carrying a dog food …
I was reading a story on the website The Globe and Mail written by a reader of the website. She had adopted a rescue dog. She wanted to adopt a confident, non-anxious dog. She found herself with a dog who appears to be almost permanently …
People ask why dogs wag their tail. Laypeople (non-experts) generally believe that they do it because they’re happy. They are excited as perhaps they have just met their human companion and caregiver after he has been away for the day. Such greetings and tailwagging go …
Almost every week there is a story about a companion animal being locked in a car during hot weather. Although it doesn’t need to be that hot outside for the interior of a car to become very hot. The reason why the interior of cars …
Greg Skeens’ dog, Buck, chased a coyote because he’s a puppy and Skeens’ home was surrounded by flames causing wildlife to run out of the forest towards his home. As Skeens said, coyotes can eat dogs but Buck didn’t realise that. This is another story …
By 30 days about 50 percent of puppies wag their tails. At an average age of 49 days puppies are tail-wagging. They wag their tails when feeding from their mother (bitch). Puppies do not wag their tails when they are very young. Apparently the earliest …
NEWS AND VIEW: In South Africa, a dog whose name is Havoc, has been trained to sniff out pangolins, dead or alive. The story immediately reminded me of dogs being trained to sniff out the coronavirus in people. A dog’s remarkable sense of smell can …
This is an ancient superstition and by using the word “superstition” you can see where this brief article is going. A dog howling does not presage death. Dr Desmond Morris comes up with a plausible theory for the origin of this superstition. He refers to …
