Every nuance has a meaning: some important, some not.
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Because science got it wrong at first.
In the 1930s into the 40s, Rudoph Schenkel, a Swiss Animal Behaviorist, studies a pack of captive wolves, and concludes that wolves in a pack fight to gain dominance, with the winner becoming the alpha. Other studies confirmed his findings: unrelated wolves in captive environments do fight for social hierarchy. However, Schenkel's theory was incorrectly applied to wolf packs in the wild for years and years, and was spread far and wide to the public as “fact.”
Read MoreA 2011 study of 44 Beagles that were trained on a single obedience task for 4 weeks came upon interesting results concerning how often to train, how long the sessions should be, and the rate of retention
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So maybe you're taking your dog for a walk every day, and while they're not pulling your arm off, they aren't exactly walking by your side either. Do you feel tense, like you lack control?
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Have you ever wondered how your pet sees (views) the world? We all know their views differ from ours, but exactly how?To put this in perspective, let’s use the avg. human as a standard in our comparisons.
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In the most blunt terms possible, the fur, or hair, of all mammals is made up of both the protein keratin and dead skin cells. Growing from the dermis, or inner layer of the skin, dogs depend on their fur (sometimes hair) often much more than humans to regulate body temperature. Most dogs have three types of fur, called their undercoat, guard hair and whiskers. The undercoat lies closest to the dog’s skin, growing in clusters from a single follicle. This usually has a soft appearance, and helps protect the dog from cold weather.
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You’re browsing down the dog food isles, just like any other day, shopping the countless bags of edible goodness for Just the right one, the perfect dog food for your pet. But… which one? They all claim to be the best, to offer nutritional perfection, from the $15 container to the $50 container.
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Walking your dog can either be an enjoyable, calm way to experience nature, or a constant ongoing struggle. Training a dog to walk nicely (without the use of uncomfortable aversives, like slip collars) takes patience and time, more so than most other dog tricks out there. Walking slowly beside a human, foregoing their desire to experience all of the scents nature has to offer, doesn’t come naturally.
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This is a question that has gone through all pet owners at one time or another; how to choose a veterinarian?Though they may differ based upon their chosen area of focus (ex. small animal vs. large animal veterinarian, exotic animal veterinarian, etc.) all veterinarians must be highly educated, having endured aprox. 10 long years of intense study, to become licensed as Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). In the strictest sense, any veterinarian would be highly capable and prepared to offer quality care.
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