Can Dogs Teach Other Dogs to Speak?
Humans obviously teach other humans the vocal sounds that we call words. Dogs also use a broad range of sounds to communicate. Some of...
A Punished Dog is an Aggressive Dog
It is hard to love a dog who has bitten you, or your child, or a visiting friend. A number of studies have shown that aggression in a pet...
Dogs Recognize Generous vs Selfish People
The next time you wave off a request from a friend or family member for the last cookie on the plate and decide to eat it yourself, you...
Your Dog’s Coat Color Predicts His Hearing Ability
While most people can accept the fact that a dog's coat color can predict a human being’s emotional response to the dog (click here for...
Why Breed Matters in Service Dogs
After Delta Air Lines issued a new policy on June 20th limiting emotional support dogs to one per person and banning pit bulls as service...
Political Perversion (not Culture) led to China Dog Meat Trade
If you speak to the average person in western society about the Dog Meat Trade in China, you will usually be met with the same response....
Why Do Dogs Like To Sniff Crotches?
Humans are often embarrassed when a dog trots over and starts sniffing at their groin, or pokes its snout in their butt. The dog has no...
Are Pets of the Elderly in Danger?
This emaciated dog named “Mojo” died after being unintentionally forgotten and starved by his elderly owner who suffered from dementia....
Pooches I Meet in the West End
My name is Mark Janssen and I work in a pet store on Denman Street in the heart of Vancouver's West End. We all have our good days and...
Why Do Dogs Have Tails?
Sooner or later everybody who lives with a dog finds himself asking the question "Why does my dog have tail?" It turns out that there are...
