The Situation: The dog is a perfect angel when people are home. When left alone, the dog scatters the trash, chews the pillows on the couch and generally ravages the place. When humans return, the dog grovels ate the door, sheepishly wagging his tail, sometimes going belly up. The Humans Viewpoin
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Does your dog have emotions and feelings? Canine behaviorists and dog owners say YES! Some people recognize the emotions through expression of their eyes, gestures, body languages and sound them make. Specialists say that it's not possible to quantify the emotion of a dog. They don't know how ha
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As territorial animals, a dog’s instinct is to dominate people and other dogs and be the leader. In the wild, all canines have their hierarchy. To keep their position, they can be aggressive toward other dogs for survival reasons. As a domesticated animal, the dog will act the same as in nature
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A dog can tell a lot about another dog just by looking at him and noting what the different parts of his body are doing. Eyes - Direct eye contact means a dog is feeling bold and confident. - Casual eye contact means he's contented. - An averted gaze means deference. - Dilated pupils indi
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Learning what motivates your dog and finding out where your dog is most distracted will help you know where to start. Below are some questions to ask yourself before you begin your training program. - Is the dog energetic or laid back? - Does he do something that you've always meant to put on cu
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This is a really interesting study. Alexandra Horowitz, from Barnard College in New York, uncovered the origins of the “guilty look” in dogs in the recently published “Canine Behaviour and Cognition” Special Issue of Elsevier’s Behavioural Processes. Check it out: http://www.impactlab
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Too often, if a dog does what a person wants him to do, he's labeled "inteligent", and if he's not so compliant, he's called "stupid". But think about it: Do intelligent people always do what they're told? The ones I know are more inclined to think things through and make their own decisions. It's
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Tail chasing is a very common behavior in an active puppy. In an older dog, tail chasing may have different and more serious causes. Here are some reasons that dogs chase their tails: 1. Because the tail is always there. Puppies don't know where their bodies end and begins. So a wiggly little tai
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When a dog becomes a part of the family, it expects you to treat it like a dog, not like a human. Understanding how dogs think is a key to future training, behavior, and solving social problems. The dog is an expressive and sociable species. Their behavior may be apparently similar to humans, but s
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It is wonderful to have a dog that adores his owner; however, he may become very dependent and suffer each time he is left alone. Often called "separation anxiety," the most common symptoms exhibited include lethargy, refusing to eat and play, moping around the house, howling incessantly, peeing
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