I’ve never met a pug I didn’t like. Than again I’ve never met a pug I didn’t feel a whee bit sorry for. It’s no big secret that I believe most breeders to be little more then greeders with very little regard for dogs themselves. I’m not saying they’re not nice people or they don’t […]
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Dear John, We have 2, two year old Labrador Retrievers that provide us with great affection, humour, entertainment and exercise! One has an issue that is food related. He has always been a picky eater but now will often refuse to eat at mealtimes which are twice a day. He will eat some now and
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Behavioral Science Turns to Dogs for Answers By Julia KochFor a long time, domesticated dogs were seen as just the slobbering, dumbed-down ancestor of the wild wolf. Dogs, though, have learned a few tricks of their own through the millennia — and can teach us a lot about ourselves. Guinness the border collie loves the
Scientists in Austria say they have found a basic form of jealousy in dogs. The Vienna-based researchers showed that dogs will stop doing a simple task when not rewarded if another dog, which continues to be rewarded, is present. Writing in the journal PNAS, the scientists say this shows a sensitivity in dogs that was
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Dear John, We have a Golden Retriever pup, named Cook now 8 months old. He has a bit of a food aggression problem. Every so often he will seize up and start ferociously growling. I don’t feel confident that his place in the pack is clear. M.F.
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Hi John, I hope you can help me. When my 18 mth old Labrador Retriever X sees another dog while we are walking, she bristles, barks and lunges at the other dog. I’m the only one she does this with, we had her evaluated at a reputable training facility and she was perfectly fine on
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