To understand why dogs really enjoy licking certain areas of our bodies, let’s take a quick look at the anatomy of human sweat. We have two types of sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine. Eccrine glandssecrete a thin, odorless, clear fluid made of salt, protein, etc., and are found in ...
So Dogs Lick Each Other, But Why Do They Lick Us? When your dog licks you, it’s likely they’re extending affection and care towards you. They may like to clean you up, or even just to indulge in the bonding process like their mothers did with them while they were young pups. Sim...
Do fungi need salt licks? No evidence for fungal contribution to the Sodium Ecosystem Respiration Hypothesis based on lab and field experiments in Southern EcuadorSaprotrophic fungiSodium limitationPotassiumTropical forestSodium Ecosystem Respiration Hypothesis...
• If you’ve been offering large amounts of corn, say more than 10 pounds per week, stop. You are the primary problem. You are killing deer because they cannot digest bellies full of corn. They may not die in your backyard, but they’ll die elsewhere, out of sight, where their s...
Of course, vets can do great things to help dogs that are brought in early, but it’s altogether better for everybody if you can avoid your dog from eating a slug in the first place. Here are some useful preventative techniques:
Our dogs eat grain free kibble. One dog has to anyway for allergy reasons. But with the dogs eating kibble without gluten ingredients, we are not risking gluten exposure for ourselves from doggy licks, or even just handling the dog food. ...
Dogs love laying in the sun as much as humans do. So one of your Border Collie’s favorite snoozing spots may be near a window. The warmth of the sun feels like your comforting hug to them. The Sun Improves Their Mood When your Border Collie is under the sun, its body produces serot...
If your dog lips his licks or 'air-licks' when there's no tasty food around, it probably means he is stressed or worried. It's thought to originate as an appeasement gesture that attempts to defuse conflict with other dogs. In one experiment, dogs licked more often when experiencing an ...
Dogs lick everything, and there doesn’t always have to be a reason to do so. Sometimes they just lick because they feel like it and enjoy it. While it may seem strange to you that licking your feet gives your dog enjoyment, he is likely experiencing an increase in pleasure-enhancing ...