One of the key debates in dog obedience training is about control. Proponents of aversive dog discipline argue that the choice is between total control and no control. Either our dog is a fully controlled Stepford dog, or he is an accident waiting to happen. We consider Stepford dogs, and whether they are better or happier than regular dogs.
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We often associate quiet dogs with happiness and obedience. On the other hand, noisy barking dogs are considered to be aggressive, untrained, stressed, and unbalanced. Is this common perception true? Here, we discuss whether noisy barking dogs are truly less happy than their more quiet counterparts.
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“My dog is friendly.”, I have heard that many times and from many people. In fact, practically every dog in my neighborhood is ‘friendly’, according to their owners. What does the friendly dog mean? Why do so many dog owners make this claim? Is the friendly dog truly friendly? Here, we consider the friendly dog, and why many of us doubt such claims.
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Have you ever wondered why there are so many puppies in Christmas catalogs? We examine what Christmas has to do with puppies, and why these cute little furry ones make such a common appearance in our Christmas catalogs.
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When dogs are rude it is simply because they have not been taught what humans consider to be desirable or undesirable behaviors. Rude people, on the other hand, are different. We consider why people are rude, how to deal with online rudeness, and why rudeness is a waste of time.
[ View Full Article ] I used to be very afraid of my dog – a Shiba Inu. I got him at about 10 weeks old and Shiba Sephy started mouthing us and everyone else as soon as we met him. Our vet recommended that we return the Shiba puppy. This story is about why I was afraid of my own dog, how I overcame that fear, and my relationship with Sephy today.
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What is the Bark and Mark technique? Where did it come from? This is a story of how my Shiba Inu Sephy successfully executed the Bark and Mark technique on me and my Siberian Husky. Shiba Sephy is a clever little devil dog!
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Dogs seem to know us very well and can sense things about us that we may not even know ourselves. Why is this? Are dogs magic? We examine this magical aspect in dogs and consider why humans do not possess this same magic.
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An examination into a dog’s fart. Why are dog farts usually silent? Do you like your dog farts? What determines the smell of a dog’s farts? We consider all of these critical questions that are an important part of a dog’s odor profile.
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Dog aggression may mean different things to different people. For some, a jumping dog is aggressive; for others, a dog causing puncture wounds just “does not know his own strength”. Dog aggression is also extremely dependent on context and on the energy of the surrounding people. Here we consider what dog aggression truly means.
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