Merry Christmas from The Doggy World
December 25, 2011 | pattyvieira | The Doggy World News | No Comments
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
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How to Recognize Signs of Stress in Your Dog
November 25, 2011 | pattyvieira | Dog Behavior, The Doggy World News | No Comments
Before we start, look at this picture... What a cute little Yorkshire... Do you think that there is something wrong with this dog? I'll come back to this later... Stress in dogs is triggered by many factors that might not be significant for us but for them could be a big deal. A new environment
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2011 | pattyvieira | The Doggy World News | No Comments
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We all have so much to be thankful for and sometimes we don't realize it. I am thankful for everything that has been given to me. Family, friends, and my beautiful followers!! What are you thankful for today? Talk to you soon! Patty Vieira
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Remembering Gidget, the Taco Bell Chihuahua
Gidget, the famous Taco Bell chihuahua, died last Tuesday from a stroke, at age 15.
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Did You Know? – “Raining Cats and Dogs” Meaning
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" was originated in seventeenth-century, England. During heavy downpours of rain, many of the poor animals who roamed the streets unfortunately drowned, and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave
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9 Dog Superstitions
1. If you scratch a dog before you go job-hunting, you'll get a good job. 2. A strange dog walking into your house portends a new friendship. 3. Meeting a dog - especially a Dalmatian - is considered good luck. 4. A dog eating grass means it will rain soon. 5. If you see three white do
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It’s a Celebrity Doggy World
[caption id="attachment_600" align="aligncenter" width="382" caption="Miley Cyrus and her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus - Credits: INFphoto.com"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_603" align="aligncenter" width="343" caption="Cesar Millan and his dog 'Daddy' - Credits: Gershoff/Getty"]
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Is Your Dog Really Guilty When It Gives You the “Guilty Look?”
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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Dog Intelligence and Dog Obedience – Are They the Same?
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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