dog behaviour

Dog goes shopping for fruit and vegetables and behaves like a human

What can I say? It made me smile and even laugh. It looks like this is in Asia somewhere, perhaps Vietnam. The dog has been trained...

January 12, 2022 by MikeB dog training

Dog helps rescue owner from car crash in the snow

Tinsley is a one-year-old Shiloh Shephard dog. She has been credited with leading police to the place where his owner had crashed his car in difficult...

January 6, 2022 by MikeB dog behaviour

Picture: one dog is clearly smarter than the other

Picture of one smart dog and one not so smart

Dogs, like cats, entertain us. You can’t help but be amused by this photograph. It makes you wonder why the dog on the left is doing...

January 4, 2022 by MikeB dog behaviour

Dogs respond to objects that defy Newton’s First Law of Motion

Dog respond to balls that behave abnormally

I would expect dogs to respond to objects that defy Newton’s First Law of Motion. This is because this groundbreaking law describes the natural physical behaviour...

January 3, 2022 by MikeB dog behaviour 0

Dog eats thin air when offered a treat that is not there

In this short video of 15 seconds a dog goes through the motions of eating nothing. But the dog thinks that he has been offered a...

December 29, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

Entertaining dog excitedly and repeatedly jumps over people with a glass in his mouth

Do entertains by jumping over people with a glass in his mouth. And he does it repeatedly.

This cute dog entertains himself and the humans who watch him by jumping over them with a glass in his mouth. We don’t know why he...

December 27, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

Example of how a shelter dog about to be put down selected their human adopter

This dog was at a shelter to be put down the next day but when this man walked in, she selected him by making a lot of noise

Do you think that shelter dogs pick the human with which they want to live? They certainly have a say in it because it is very...

December 26, 2021 by MikeB dog adoption

Hilarious moment when dog refuses to walk and lies flat on his belly

Dog gives up on walking and refuses to continue

Picture it! You are on a walk with your dog in Central Park, New York and all of a sudden he refuses to cooperate. He lies...

December 26, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour 0

Young male dogs are more likely to have ADHD-like ‘mental health’ issues

If you believe that ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) is genuine and some people don’t, a University of Helsinki research study found that young male dogs are...

October 16, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour 0

Neglected and starving female husky eats companion dog

Stormy after rescue eating and gaining weight

NEWS AND COMMENT: This is one of those animal horror stories and it is entirely the making of one person, a 31-year-old woman living in South...

June 4, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

Reason why some dogs try to mate with your leg

The reason why some dogs try to mate with your leg is because of sexual frustration. It has come about because from the dog’s perspective they...

March 14, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

Covid pandemic lockdown causing dogs to become difficult?

There is a report in The Times today about dogs bought and adopted during the Covid pandemic lockdowns becoming fractious and difficult. They are showing signs...

February 14, 2021 by MikeB dog adoption

Loyal dog waited outside hospital for six days where her owner received treatment

Cemal reunited with Boncuk after he leaves hospital

This is an incredibly touching dog story and it immediately reminded me of the ultimate version of this sort of dog loyalty: the Japanese Akita dog...

January 22, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour 0

Father dog gives biscuit to his son because he thought he didn’t get one

A cute dog video. There are two versions on the page because the Reddit version is badly formatted and the YouTube version may disappear. So you’ll...

January 16, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

Why do puppies chew slippers?

Slipper subsitute for a puppy to chew on

Why do puppies chew slippers or shoes? They might also chew children’s toys, magazines, newspapers and the morning mail that is popped through the letterbox. There...

December 17, 2020 by MikeB dog behaviour

How many dogs suffer from separation anxiety?

It is not difficult to find the answer to the question in the title. In America, the AVMA states that it is the most common canine...

November 27, 2020 by MikeB Canine Health

Are border collies the most gifted dogs?

Scientists are currently searching for the world’s most intelligent dog to try and understand why they are born with these gifts. They put a call out...

November 21, 2020 by MikeB dog anatomy