What affects us affects cats
This is Russia. The dog is a miniature pinscher. He is carrying what must be his cat companion across his neck and shoulders! I don’t know for the life of me why he’s doing it other than to take him home. That is the way it looks in the video. I’ve got a feeling …
I know that this is about dogs but sometimes it is quite interesting to read about dogs because it helps us to better understand animals in general, which must lead to better animal welfare because all the research these days about animals leads us to believe that they are more aware and intelligent than …
The title to this article was going to be, “domestic cats and dogs have learned how to manipulate us”, but that seems to be a bit too extreme. Although there is a certain element of manipulation in the behavior of both domestic cats and dogs in respect of their communication with us and how …
A survey by the PDSA charity indicates that a sizeable proportion of dog owners in Britain are uncommitted to the task of adequately caring for their dog and therefore could, I argue, consider adopting a cat instead because, as we know, cats are less demanding and one of the major areas where dog owners …
Wandering dogs are killing wandering cats. It is all our fault. How do we feel about causing this pain and distress? It does not matter on which side of the Atlantic you live, feral dogs or wandering domesticate dogs, are a danger to outdoor cats, including, of course, feral cats. But how big a …
There are a lot of “bi-species homes” out there, where animal lovers share their lives with a dog, as well as a cat. This is the story of one such home, where the family dog, raised by cats, believes he IS a cat. Welcome to my world. My daughter Laura and I are the …
