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Why Are Dogs Man's Best Friend? 14,000 Years of Companionship

When humans emerged from the evolutionary process, they were greeted with a wag of the tail and a lick on the face. It seems that way sometimes. The truth behind man's best friend.

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How to relax anxious dogs

After working with animals for quite some years, I have learned to identify quickly dogs that are particularly tense by simply observing their body posture and facial expressions. Nervous dogs exhibit a...

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The Dog Who Didn't Want to be Helped

It was a stormy day yesterday. I was trying to get home from running the many errands that I usually have to perform daily (boring I know). I was just about at the turnoff for the subdivision I live in,...

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Is my Dog Dominant or Submissive?

No matter what the breed is, any individual dog can be dominant or submissive. It's all in the temperament of the individual dogs. Collies can be very dominant and Rottweilers can be very submissive, or the...

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How Do Dogs Experience Emotion?

When your dog looks at you with those big eyes, is he saying "I love you?" Well, scientific research hasn't been able to tell us much about the source of emotions through different applications of the brain,...

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How to Approach a Dog for the First Time

It could occur that one day there may be a stray dog walking around your property or that you want to get acquainted with your friend's new dog, how do you approach the dog? Do you walk up to him? Do you wait...

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When your dogs do not get along

It really breaks any dog owner's heart when two of his dogs do not get along. Dogs struggles may be simple "discussions" between dogs without any bites involved but likely, they have the potential to...

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Dog Eating Poop - Why and How to Stop It

There are many types of poop eaters. Some dogs only eat their own poop; other dogs love eating cat poop; and some special connoisseurs only enjoy grass-flavored poop. We describe why dogs eat poop, and how you can stop this poop eating behavior.

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How to stop your dog from chewing

Dogs love to chew on bones, shoes, sticks and unfortunately for some owners, even on furniture. While we may overlook and turn a blind eye on some of these chewing favorites we cannot afford our canine friends...

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Reasons Why Dogs Growl

Your dog may growl for several reasons. He may growl at you if you get too close to his bone, if you try to move him off the couch, if you tend to abuse him, or he may growl at other dogs and people. In...

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