When a dog loses a leg, the animal eventually figures out the best way to get around on three legs. In a short time, the dog learns to deal with its physical disability.Now, scientists have developed robots that behave in much the same way. We can find robots everywhere. They build c...
White doesn't spread like this on one particular dog (i.e. you won't get a solid coloured puppy that gradually loses colour as it grows, until it's almost white! Although puppies do often lose or gain a little colour as they grow), it's just to show which areas remain coloured on...
I know I can carry the extra weight with ease as evolution has given me powerful knees and legs that can endure an entire day of carrying a pack. It is up to you to decide if you want your dogs to carry weight or not but that is why I choose not to. It is recommended to not ...
Canine urinary incontinence is when a house-trained or litter-box trained dog loses control of his or her bladder and so ‘leaks’. This is extremely unpleasant for both you and your dog and it can affect animals of any gender, age or breed. There are a number of common causes of canin...
Without the chase, the dog often loses interest. They may sniff the object or child, but quickly move on to new interests. The second strategy works well with the average dog that chases for the inward reward the chase brings. If the prey suddenly becomes the chaser, the carnivore acts ...
In particular, make sure we control the start and end of the game. I start with a command such asTake itorTug, to indicate that it is fine to grab the toy. I end with aDropcommand. If my dog loses grip of thetug toyduring play, I do not let him lunge or bite at it until ...
While greeting another dog, we want to positively interrupt our dog every so often, and get him to refocus on us. Do this as many times as necessary, so that our dog does not get over-excited, and lose control of himself. Whenever my dog is meeting a new dog, I interrupt him after...
and are not in the habit of taking them off; but, as the operation is a trifling one, and attended with little or no pain, we are disposed to recommend its general adoption, as it improves the appearance of the legs; and their presence may sometimes prove inconvenient to the animal, as...
Yes, given its long coat, the Berger Picard does a fair amount of shedding. It loses the entire coat at least once a year in the spring and summer. Regular grooming will be required to remove loose and dead hairs from the coat. How big does a Berger Picard get? This breed can easily...
When the sexual glands are removed the dog loses the energetic support of hormones. He feels less safe about extending himself emotionally, of opening up. He gravitates to his temperamental set point and resists being displaced from it. Some believe this is calmness. And I’m not saying he’...