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Exploring the Emotional World of Dogs: Insights from MRI Scans on Love, Joy, Fear, and Their Practical Applications for Dog Owners

In recent years, advances in neuroscience have provided a glimpse into the emotional lives of our canine friends. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of dog brains have shed light on their capacity to experience love, find joy, and show fear.…

The Pitfalls of Flooding as a Dog Behavioural Modification Technique

Flooding is a controversial dog behavioural modification technique that involves exposing a dog to an overwhelming amount of a feared…

Why dogs roll in poop and how to stop it

Dogs engage in what can appear to us humans as curious behaviours, and one of them is rolling in animal…
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Dog massage – ‘Galen in action’ with Caroline Durrant

Our four-legged friends stand on their toes, ankles in the air with their knees forward.  Imagine doing that all day…
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Top 5 Tips for training recall

When the video of ‘Fenton’, the lively black Labrador, chasing deer across Richmond Park followed by his swearing owner went…
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Shock collars present welfare risk to dogs

It is estimated that close to 500,000 dog owners in the UK use electronic collars (e-collars). With around to 170…
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Dealing with separation anxiety

Puppies need to learn to be alone and to do this you must expose your dog to shorts bursts of…

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