Dogs & Emotions

Puppy-Dog Eyes Release Love Hormone 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Mind & Brain
- April 25, 2015
Gazing between pets and owners neurologically strengthens their bond. We all know that by looking into somebody’s eyes we can better understand this person’s attitude and intentions, and by protracting a mutual gaze we start establishing or we consolidate a bond. For example, gazing is important in deepening a relationship between a mother and her
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OhMyDog! Discover The Ins And Outs Of Your Pet, And Yourself 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Health & Medicine, Videos
- July 4, 2014
A new health collar or chip may be the next big accessory for dogs, and humans. Sleep, eat, run, repeat. More often than not both you and I have envied a dog’s life. It is to no one’s surprise that, in this day and age, a dog’s life may even include a spa treatment, a colourful new jacket
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How Your Dog Protects You From Getting Allergic 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Health & Medicine
- December 21, 2013
Dog dust protects against respiratory ailments via gut microbes. Own a dog? Then put down your duster and turn off the vacuum cleaner. Your household dust could be protecting you from allergies, thanks to your furred friend. As unsavory as it sounds, consuming small amounts of dog-microbe-laden dust could keep you breathing easy, according to research carried
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When And Where Did Dogs Become Man’s Best Friend?0
- Dogs & Emotions, Earth & Environment
- November 28, 2013
It may have happened in Europe over 19,000 years ago. Dogs come in all shapes, sizes and colours. From the Chihuahua to the St Bernard, the variation is so large that Darwin and others once believed they descended from various wild animals, including the fox and the jackal. However, genetic studies have since revealed that
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Empathic Pooches Catch Yawns from Their Owners 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Mind & Brain
- August 9, 2013
Yawning can be contagious – just ask your dog. It’s two in the afternoon. You’re sitting in a meeting room listening to a presentation that is proving to be about as interesting as reading the instruction manual of a toaster. Your eye-lids are doing battle with gravity, and your head threatens to loll forward, but
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Mutts Aren’t Always Healthier Dogs 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Earth & Environment
- June 16, 2013
Studies show how dogs evolved—it started with food Dogs have been at humankind’s side for thousands of years; we’ve bred them for size, ferocity, hunting assistance (actually, assistance of all kinds), and perhaps above all, companionship. Now, a number of studies show how dogs evolved from their wild wolf ancestors, and what all that breeding
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