human to dog relationship

Dogs pick up difference in human languages as shown in MRI scan

Kun-Kun keeping perfectly still for brain scan while being spoken to in Spanish and Hungarian

The participating dogs in a study on how they perceive different languages spoken by their owner and others required that their brains were MRI scanned while...

January 7, 2022 by MikeB dog-human relationship

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

Collar for dogs acts like an Apple watch to monitor health and location

It’s been dubbed an “Apple watch for dogs”. It is a collar containing sensors which can monitor your dog and track their location. It seems to...

January 5, 2022 by MikeB Products

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

Dogs are no longer livestock in China

Posters promoting the care of companion animals on display in underground train stations in Chengdu

Animals Asia, the well-known animal charity, reported on July 20, 2020, that China was removing dogs from the National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources....

December 22, 2021 by MikeB dog meat 0

Ear-cropping and declawing: modifying the anatomy of companion animals is a cruel human habit

NEWS AND COMMENT: Last night the BBC aired a program about the cropping of ears of aggressive-looking dogs to make them look more aggressive and aesthetically...

December 19, 2021 by MikeB dog ownership

Dogs chase away the blues during the Covid pandemic

Once again companion animals are proving their worth in terms of health benefits. It is reported today in The Times that, as expected, dogs have proved...

December 16, 2021 by MikeB dog ownership

Too many frightened abandoned dogs waiting for human love

Terrified dog's desire to be with a human companion overcomes his fear and he melts and through exhaustion falls asleep in the car as she drives him to her home

Go onto YouTube and you’ll see too many frightened dogs waiting for human love. Waiting for a kind person. A gentle hand. No abuse. No neglect,...

November 7, 2021 by MikeB dog rescue 0

Primogeniture: she gets the pets and her brother gets the millions

Photographer, Alison Jackson, 61, lost out big time in her inheritance from her father and mother who died in 1992 and 2001 respectively. Her parents were...

October 17, 2021 by MikeB Humans

The phrase “to be treated worse than a dog” needs to be dropped

We must drop the phase "to be treated like a dog"

In the interests of dog and animal welfare, it is time that humankind stopped comparing the ill-treatment of people with the typical treatment of dogs. This...

June 4, 2021 by MikeB Canine Health

Short-nosed dogs make better eye contact than long-nosed dogs

Comparison flat-faced man-made dog and normal face

Short-nose dogs make better eye contact than long-nose dogs, research has found. The eyes are more on the side of the head for long-nose dogs which...

April 30, 2021 by MikeB dog anatomy

Why are Dachshunds so popular?

Dachshunds are particularly popular at the moment, during coronavirus lockdowns. But they’ve always been popular. The second reason is layered over the first. The short legs...

April 22, 2021 by MikeB dog adoption

Small scared dog rescued from hoarder and rehabilitated over 3 months

Blossom a nervous little dog who blossomed under the care of a sensitive dog foster parent

A little dog rescued from a hoarding situation is rehabilitated over a three-month period as she shakes in nervousness almost all the time and hides at...

April 15, 2021 by MikeB dog rescue

Unpopular shelter dog saves life of man who adopted her

Don’t judge a shelter dog by its cover. It is said that this unpopular shelter dog saved the life of the man who adopted her. Sadie,...

March 5, 2021 by MikeB dog adoption

3 factors which influenced the dog-human relationship

Relationship between dogs and women was influential in the dog-human relationship

A recent study from Washington State University concluded that three factors influenced the success of the domestication of the dog. These are: The relationship between domestic...

February 1, 2021 by MikeB Dogs

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

Stop your dog barking at people who pass the front of your house

Some useful information mainly presented in videos on how to stop your dog barking at people passing the house which is certain to antagonise the neighbours at least

January 20, 2021 by MikeB dog behaviour

Miranda Hart’s sadness at the passing of her beloved dog Peggy

Miranda Hart sadness on passing of her dog Peggy

Miranda Hart, 48, had an incredibly close relationship with her dog Peggy. For international visitors i.e. those who do not live in the UK, Miranda Hart...

January 20, 2021 by MikeB Dogs