What affects us affects cats
Studies have concluded that dogs can learn the meaning of words when listening to overheard speech to a similar standard as is attained by young children. Although the Times tells us that “Out of 34 family dogs tested in a 2021 study, only one was able to learn multiple toy names after training.” As …
We know that dogs have an enormous capacity to detect the odour of a tiny number of odour molecules. For years they’ve been trained to detect cancer in urine for example. They can detect various types of cancer; so refined is their nose and their trainability. The dog is incredibly useful in detecting disease …
Recently, there was a trend in which couples tested whether they wanted to have a child by adopting a dog to see how that went. It was a kind of training ground and a test for them to see where their sympathies really lay. It appears that that testing ground has moved on because …
Why Misplaced Expectations Can Turn a Dream into a Burden Buying a puppy (it can be similar when adopting a young kitten) is often imagined as the start of a joyful, heart-warming journey. We picture soft fur, clumsy paws, and Instagram-worthy moments. But for many new owners, the reality comes as a shock. A …
Alternative title: The Quick Fix for Fat Dogs. A Mirror of Human Decline The latest frontier of pharmaceutical innovation is not aimed at curing cancer, nor even at solving human obesity. Instead, drug companies are now developing Ozempic-style appetite suppressants for dogs and cats. On the surface, this sounds compassionate — tackling a growing …
This is a 2-page infographic on the important topic of reading canine emotions. The infographic was created around an article in The Times newspaper (11th March 2025) which was itself based on research at the Arizona State University. The key to the research was in observing a dog’s reaction to something pleasant (going for …
Dog and cat breeders (and pet sellers on, for instance, social media) operate in the black economy in that most often they do not pay tax. They are cash dealers. As a consequence, they are not registered with HMRC in the UK. Things are going to change as the Treasury is all out of …
It is dawning on the UK government and I suspect other legislators that banning dog breeds because they are dangerous is impractical and unsuccessful. Any dog breed can be dangerous and any dog breed can be a wonderful pet. It is all down to selective breeding and training. The sad thing is that any …
