This couple of tips in preventing losing your dog and then, when needs must, finding him or her, come from David Tennant writing in The Sunday Times today. I thought they were interesting tips because I’ve not seen them mentioned before and as you might …
In a study, scientists have found that puppies are born with an innate ability to socially interact with humans without training, and even if they have had almost no interaction with people before. 375 eight-week-old dogs participated in a University of Arizona study in which …
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 regard the human family as their pack but they can’t mate with humans. Through domestication they have become celibate. …
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 are three main reasons, the first of which is the most likely and pertinent. Hunting training You have to …
Perhaps common sense dictates that our dog companions don’t understand what is going on with the coronavirus pandemic. However, they see a great change in their lives because of the livestyle change of their human guardians who, during lockdown, are working from home full-time. It’s …
Humans have a less effective filter is selecting useful information compared to dogs as this study demonstrates. In the video you see Laurie Santos explain how humans are more trusting when instructed to do something. The child copies exactly what he was shown (and some …
We need to discuss why a Chow-Chow cross dog called Teddy attacked a 12-day-old baby and killed him after escaping from his pen. The parents of the child and the owner of the dog had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. So, …
We know that dogs cock their legs to urinate but why don’t they do it by squatting? In other words what is the significance of dogs urinating against an object by cocking their legs first? Introduction When dogs cock their legs to urinate they are …
