Secrets of your dogs mind Most dog owners are intrigued by what their dogs are thinking or why they do what they do whether chasing their tail or appearing as blind as a bat when detecting a bright coloured toy in grass. Recently I was walking with my colleague Lisa and my dog. Whilst ambling through the local forest as the winter sun was setting enveloping the woodland world, she noted that we were most careful where we placed our footings in the darkened undergrowth whilst simultaneously … [Read more...]
Why Dogs Do What They Do
Most dog walkers will watch their dogs socialising with others on their daily walks and often think ‘why is my dog doing that?’ or ‘what's going on between those two doggy friends?’ As dogs approach each other and humans they inevitably are wagging tails and this, of all visual cues, is synonymous with what people recognise in dogs as a friendly gesture. Tails come in a vast array of shapes and sizes, and serve to help balance in locomotion and convey important information from one dog to … [Read more...]