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To evaluate the effects of aversive (punishment) and reward-based training methods on companion dog welfare, a study has shown that dogs with no previous...
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To evaluate the effects of aversive (punishment) and reward-based training methods on companion dog welfare, a study has shown that dogs with no previous...
It's a troubling thought, if you've ever wondered - is my dog bored? Is my dog getting enough out of the life I provide...
Why do dogs chew their own feet? If you've ever witnessed your own dog cause themselves significant stress or physical harm as a result...
Readers of the K9 Magazine Dogosaurus may well be benefiting from being able to label the odd behaviours that our dogs present. We like...
Each year, thousands of people around the world ask; why does a dog attack unprovoked? Even more terrifying, the number of people who want...
As a dog owner it can be seriously frustrating when your dog doesn't listen. You find yourself calling your dog to no avail, training...
Have you ever wondered what your dog is trying to tell you when they bark? Have you ever wondered why dogs bark at all?...
Ever wondered why dogs lick their lips? The scientific answer explains that dogs lick their lips as a way of communicating stress. How scientists...
Why is my dog humping absolutely everything, everyone, every other dog, every soft toy? Dog humping is both hilarious and embarrassing. Let's find out...
When you smile at your dog you set off a chain reaction in their body fuelled by the so-called 'love hormone' oxytocin. A new...
An unusual encounter with a middle aged Terrier back in the Summer of 1998 gave me an interesting insight into the dog body language...
“Gross! Why’s he rolling around in the mud like that?” “I don’t know son, maybe he thinks he’s bathing.” Interestingly, wolves and other wild...
What Makes A Dog Tilt Its Head To The Side? In our ongoing series on dog body language and, quite frankly, because our dogs...
Man's best friend eh? The number of people who would have you believe that there is a generation (or group) of dogs intent on...
At the San Diego Zoo, there's a sign near the rhinoceros enclosure that reads, "Stay back at least 20 feet and beware when I...