Category: Training & Behavior
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Tools for Walking Your Dog – Collars & Leashes
Rope leashes, choke collars, vinyl leads, stretch-extension walkers –there seems to be endless choices of tools you can use to walk your dog. Before you purchase or adopt a pet, it is important to be aware of how much time you will be spending on walks with your new pooch. Canine cuties need a brisk…
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Cat Eyes: The Various Shapes and Expressions
Cats have been celebrated in culture, worshipped as heavenly gods, and feared as demons from hell. This is very likely because of the intimidating power of expression cats communicate through their eyes. Their gazes can hypnotically enchant us, or unnerve and terrify humans in a way not many other animals can. Read below to learn…
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Why Do Dogs Lean on People?
Dogs are affectionate, this we know. There is hardly a moment that goes by where our enthusiastic pups don’t want to follow us, lick our hands, and engage in any way they can. Canines develop unique ways of communicating with us; whether we are standing in the kitchen or sitting on the couch, many dogs…
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Drooling: Why Dogs Slobber
You know that feeling on Thanksgiving, when you first smell the pumpkin pie coming out of the oven, or the crispy cooked turkey wafting through the air? Your mouth waters, because it registers to your brain that a delicious feast is on its way. Saliva is rich with enzymes that lubricate the mouth to help…
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Cats and the Flehmen Response
What is that face? Many kinds of mammals such as wild and domestic cats, horses, donkeys, deer, elk, goats, sheep, and cattle will pull their upper lip back and expose the gums and upper row of teeth. Cats tend to make this face a little differently, looking as if they are smiling, or breathing in…
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Down About the Digging – How to Stop Dogs & Cats from Digging!
Landscaping can be an expensive investment, so finding fresh pot holes of dirt in your green lawn is hardly what you want to wake up to. Dogs are ambitious creatures, always determined to find adventure, and explore wherever their noses may take them. Sometimes the most tempting solution is to dive headlong into the back…
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Cat Got Your Tongue? Interesting Facts About Your Cat’s Tongue
Why does it feel like sandpaper when your cat licks you? Is the kitty in need of a drink because his tongue is just horribly dry? Unlike dogs and humans, a feline tongue has a rough feeling because it is covered in little fissures call papillae. The papillae is constructed like tiny backward barbs made…
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Why Do Dogs Lick?
It doesn’t take a behavioral analyst to observe that dogs lick humans to show affection and appreciation. However dogs also lick to signify loyalty and submission to someone, or to “read” something on another dog, to taste something unfamiliar, or clean a wound or groom their coat. Whatever the case might be, it certainly seems…
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Cat Facts: Interesting & Fun Facts About Cats
Cats are ancient creatures full of mystery and intrigue, yet they also win over our hearts with their endearing mannerisms and lovable ways. Read some of these fascinating cat facts below to learn more about your feisty little fur-ball and his relatives. Cats prove to be a more popular house pet than dogs. In the…
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How To Train Your Dog to Bring a Beverage from the Fridge
Quite possibly every dog owner has at some point wished that their dog could bring them a cold drink while they sit comfortably on the couch. Whether you are working away in the office, or you just don’t want to miss one second of the game; training your furry friend to run this errand, would…