Category: Understanding Dogs

Understanding Dogs

Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats, New Study Finds

  To woof or to meow? That is the question! And that’s also a question humans have been going back and forth on since the beginning of time itself. Depending which era of history you review, either cats or dogs come out on top. Ancient Egyptians treasured their cats, as

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Understanding Dogs

Helping Your Country Dog Adjust to Big City Life

Considering taking the path of Beverly Hillbillies to become a city-slicker? Congratulations! Experiencing the lights, the sounds, new restaurants, beautiful parks, and accessible amenities makes life in the city almost as amazing as life in the country. Bringing your furry friend along with you? Know that most dogs adjust just

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Understanding Dogs

What to Expect When Expecting a New Puppy

You’re the proud new parent to a puppy. Congratulations on your adoption! Dedicate yourself to proper training, a healthy puppy diet, and loads of love and you’ll enjoy years of precious moments with your delightful little pup. The delights of puppyhood are many: long play sessions, hilariously clumsy limbs, snoozes

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Understanding Dogs

Tell TAIL Signs You’re Not the Pack Leader

Dog owners are a special bunch. From the outside, it’s easy to see why people who don’t care for animals might think we’re a bit strange. We talk about them, shop for them, and bring them everywhere we go. Sometimes, we even speak to them as if they’re human. If

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Understanding Dogs

Tips for Successfully Adding a Second Dog to Your Family

Have you ever fallen in love with a pup, feeling like you “just knew” you had to adopt it (even if the dog you already have is used to being an only “child”)? It happens to the best of us, especially in the dog-lover’s world! Once you love one fur

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Understanding Dogs

Tips for Beating the Back-to-School Doggy Blues

As a parent, you’re likely looking forward to your kids going back to school, but that doesn’t mean your dog is looking forward to it. Our pups can struggle when their human besties suddenly begin spending hours throughout the day away from home, especially if they’ve grown used to the

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Training + Obedience

Resource Guarding: Causes, Prevention, Modification

You’re feeding your dog just like you do every other day when you  walk by to feed your other dog.  The dog that you’ve always considered to be laid back up until this point emits a low growl of warning as he wolfs down his food. Your other dog —

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Understanding Dogs

Signs Your Dog Is Upset with You

Is Fido fed up with your shenanigans? If he/she was, would you know how to recognize it? If you’re assuming that a dog who isn’t barking or whining is always happy, you may be missing out on your dog’s most vital emotional cues. For as much as our dogs love

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Understanding Dogs

Understanding Your Service Dog’s Body Language

America’s service dogs single-handedly save lives and enable people with disabilities to live fuller lives each and every day. If you have a service dog, you already recognize just how valuable your dog can be to your life in a wide variety of ways. While at work, he or she

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Understanding Dogs

What Your Dog’s Body Language Is Saying

  Dogs are emotional animals that share the same feelings of happiness, sadness and fear as humans. Although your dog is not able to speak, they are able to convey a wide range of emotions by using their bodies. As you get to know your new puppy, keep an eye

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