The findings could flip the long-held belief that dogs are wagging their tails because they’re happy. Instead, Hersh and her colleagues suggest that dog tail-wags made people happy, so humans tended to select for that trait when welcomin...
Dog breeding is a business practice that profits from the reproductive systems of dogs. Our personal preferences for specific breeds cause health problems to the dogs as a result. Furthermore, orphaned dogs are massively overpopulated, and each time we support a newly bred pup, we compromise the...
If your normally active dog slows down and starts favoring one leg, it’s natural for you to worry. Limping and lameness are non-specific signs of pain in dogs, and narrowing down the reason for the problem can be complicated. Here are seven possible causes for why your dog is limping ...
Emmanuel Ocbazghi
First up is this extremely metallicDogbane Beetle(Chrysochus auratus). These are vegetarian on a narrow range of host plants, including Dogbane, which makes the insects toxic: The beetle shown in the next picture had me stumped for a while, but the distinctly “flabellate” antennae and an...
Dark spots on your dog’s tongue or skin doesnotmean they’re part Chow. Having some Chow in any mixed breed dog is a possibility since they’re one of the oldest breeds known to man, but there’s also 38 other breeds known for having spotted tongues. ...
To understand where your dog is coming from, you need to free yourself from your human-based perspective 2 WHY IS SEX FUN? on what constitutes normal sexual behavior. Increasingly today, we consider it narrow-minded and despicably prejudiced to denigrate those who do not conform to our own ...
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Backyard breeders will overbreed and inbreed the animals and sell them for either very low or very high prices just to make some money. They don't give a thought or care to the animals at all. Unfortunately, there is little to no control over their breeding. Because they are exotic pets...
Moult captured birds are normally euthanised by a vet, an activity the public can generally relate to since probably they had to do it with their dog or cat. However, the next question that always pops up with members of the public, journalists, local authorities and other stakeholders is ...