The news media today reports on a woman who was mauled to death by eight dogs that she was walking. Eight dogs was too many. Some jurisdictions limit the number to six or perhaps even four. These limits, as I see it, are to do …
It is that time of year when there are a lot of foods in the kitchen and dining room which are tasty to humans and toxic to dogs. The infographic prepared by me highlights 5 foods that are in this category. Domestic dogs eat instinctively …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a snapshot of modern life when stresses build up in what was probably a neighbour dispute over barking dogs. My guess is that the stresses built up to the point where this Georgia woman, Fonda Spratt, 56, lost her cool …
Particularly when it comes to being given food, dogs can identify human competence. What the scientists who carried out the study mean is that dogs can recognise people who are more able to provide them with food. That is my interpretation of this study as …
Dog owners are more likely to anthropomorphise their pets than cat owners according to a study as long ago as 1968. This is hardly surprising since dogs are pack animals and they look up to the alpha dog i.e. the human owner. The dog is …
I have just written a post about Tsai Ing-Wen, the first female president of Taiwan who is a devoted animal and cat lover (ailurophile) – click to read the article. She was democratically elected. She likes to post images of her cats: ‘Think Think’ and …
Here are seven reasons why a dog might lick their paws or a paw. Six of them indicate an actual or potential health problem. Grooming Clearly, self-grooming, aka auto-grooming, is a good reason why your dog licks their paws. It is what dog owners expect. …
The antics of this super-fit man and his dog are made for social media video. This site is about the animal-human relationship and therefore this video is highly applicable and it is also highly impressive or perhaps completely mad as I have stated in the …
The question opens up a can of worms it seems to me. Pet dogs often want to sleep with their owner on their bed. The reason is that they don’t develop past the puppy stage as they look upon their owners as pseudo-parents. As parents …
