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Dogs / Behaviour

Why Do Dogs Chase Their Tails?

A puppy spinning after their own tail is a familiar, funny sight, but the same behaviour in an adult dog can mean something different, and it is worth understanding the range of causes.

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Dogs / Behaviour

More Exercise ≠ Always Better Behaviour

It is a common belief that a "tired dog is a good dog" — and while adequate physical exercise is important, the relationship between exercise and behaviour is not linear.

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Dogs / Behaviour

Learning to Read Your Puppy: The Basics of Dog Body Language

Puppies cannot tell you in words that they are anxious, overstimulated, or asking for space, but they are constantly communicating exactly that through posture, ears, tail and expression. Learning to

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Dogs / Behaviour

Why Do Dogs Pant?

Panting is one of the most familiar dog behaviours, and for good reason: unlike humans, dogs cannot cool themselves through sweating across their skin. Instead, air moving rapidly over a wet tongue an

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Dogs / Behaviour

Why Is My Dog Sneezing So Much?

An occasional sneeze is nothing to think twice about. A dog sneezing repeatedly, or sneezing alongside other symptoms, is worth paying closer attention to.

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Dogs / Behaviour

They Can "Catch" Yawns

Contagious yawning — the phenomenon where seeing someone yawn triggers your own yawn — was long thought to be uniquely human or, at most, shared with great apes.

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