As you can see from all the different breeds above, there are sheepdogs that can live with cats, are better off in childless households, or require a more experienced hand. There’s one thing that you can be certain of, and that’sallherding dogsneed lots of exercises! They make lovely ...
Husky ownership obligates you to anticipate things that can go wrong. Are you or is at least one member of your family physically able to walk a mile in fifteen minutes or less? Yes. You will be better off if you answered yes here. Huskies like to walk fast. Unless you have an ...
Understanding the principles of hunting is also what these dogs are good at, and a Plott Hound will make sure to constantly release short and sharp barks so that you can keep track of where the action is happening while on the fast track of a prey. If you're after cougars, bears, or ...
The taxonomic family Canidae, known as the "canines", is a group of mammals that includes wolves, coyotes, jackals, and, of course, domesticated dogs. Canines were arguably the first animals (or at least one of the first animals) to be domesticated by early humans thousands of years ago....
They also fight for them selfs. Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal. Pharohs honored them and even mummified dead dogs! A study in 2007 found that the lines of descent of all house dogs probably run through...
Asking if the presence of a dog can truly help someone suffering from neurological issues is one thing, but it’s another thing altogether to take the perspective of the dog. That was, in part, the charge of my students, to ask what effects being a working PSD might have on the dogs ...
With coyotes for example, one or two try to draw the dogs away from the herd in one direction while the pack is waiting to move in from the other side. In my experience, the LGD's work together in that one will put itself between the herd and the perceived danger. The other dog ...
Will your dog run off if it catches the scent of a wild animal?If so, then you need to be sure that he will return on your whistle or command. Otherwise you will need to keep him on a leash the whole time. For more thoughts on leashing your dog while backpacking and hiking ...
She had a favorite place in the yard she liked to sit, and from that place, she’d stare out to the woods beyond the fence, the woods the coyotes often called from, and I had the sudden sense that she was already only half in this world anyway, that she was already looking out ...
People who have lived here for a really long time say it’s not all that unusual to see them around here, but it’s not a particularly common occurrence either. The fires in 2021 destroyed so much habitat. We had an abundance of bears this fall. Coyotes too. There are always so many...