Avocados contain persin, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea in dogs. Dogs are usually fine after the symptoms pass. Xylitol is a sweetener used in candy, cookies and other baked goods. It's also found in toothpaste. Xylitol can cause insulin release and liver failure. Other symptoms include...
To mimic the human studies [on ego depletion], experimenters depleted the willpower of one group of dogs by having each dog obey “sit” and “stay” commands from its owner for ten minutes. A control group of dogs was simply left alone for ten minutes in cages. Then all the dogs were...