Protecting your dog when spring showers bring toxic flowers
Spring is a time to enjoy the beauty of nature yet not all spring flowers are safe for dogs. Some plants and flowers can be harmful, or...
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Can you read your dog's emotions?
Dogs are “really good at reading our emotions,” says one expert. But we’re not so good at reading dogs. Many misinterpret what their dogs...
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Do Dogs like Baby Talk?
Study Shows Dogs Really Do Respond to Baby Talk By Linda Lombardi (Published: Jun 07, 2018 ) Admit it: you’ve used baby talk to...
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Petting a dog + other things that increase your oxytocin
Lab-tested methods that increase the oxytocin your body produces- making you feel better about yourself and others: 1. Listen with your...
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25 Ways Dogs Show Affection
1. They will wag their tail when they are around you. A dog’s tail communicates different emotions, including happiness, fear, tension or...
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Which breed did Helen Keller first introduce to America?
10 clues to help you guess: 1. Independent-thinking and hard-wired 2. Courageous, dignified, profoundly loyal 3. Quiet and fastidious 4....
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Which wild dog was on an Egyptian canopic jar from the New Kingdom?
Here are some clues: 1. This dog is found in Africa and Southern Asia. 2. It hunts small mammals, birds, and reptiles. 3. It is most...
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Things people say to their dogs
According to Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, an observer of dogs and a cognitive scientist, what we say to our dogs tells us a lot about...
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Bad dog? No, he's just a teenager!
Dogs do not go from being puppies to adults.. They experience being teenagers, just like humans. They shouldn't be considered "bad dogs."...
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Queen Elizabeth and her beloved Corgis!
In 1933, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret fell in love with the Corgis owned by the 5th Marquess of Bath, Thomas Thynne. Queen...
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Why does my dog eat grass?
It is not uncommon to see your dog grab a mouthful of grass during their daily walk or a romp through the park. Ever wonder why dogs do...
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Why do dogs yawn?
Why are some dogs big yawners? Does your dog yawn when they play? How about when they are being trained? Or do they just yawn when they...
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Can you read your dog's emotions?
During the pandemic an estimated 23 million American households got a pandemic pet that brought them joy during a very difficult time. A...
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For the Love of Words: Where do "Puppy" and "Kitty" come from?
"Puppy" For over 500 years, "puppy" has been used to describe a small dog, although in the late 15th century, it was specifically “a...
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How dogs can help us meditate
Article by Matthew Abrams from Tricycle.org (Winter 2021) A YouTube video for giving a relaxing dog massage starts off by drawing...
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Soldier Dogs: Inside the Minds of Military Marvels
Lt. Col. Edwin Hautenville Richardson wrote his book British War Dogs: Their Training and Psychology in 1920. He was generations ahead of...
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Is your dog bilingual?
Click to access 2-min podcast: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/06/1070710852/is-your-dog-bilingual-a-new-study-suggests-their-brains-can-tell...
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Super Sniffers to the Rescue: Could dogs help us fight the next pandemic?
Dogs have long been known for their incredible sense of smell. As the earliest domesticated animals, they have also developed unique...
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Which culture was the first to domesticate dogs?
In ancient times people had deep ties with their dogs. This occurred in India, Mesopotamia, China, Mesoamerica, Egypt, Greece and Rome. ...
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