Your dog's barking and lunging at strangers is not bad behavior — it is functional communication asking for space. New research reveals that the fastest way to build trust between a dog and a stranger does not involve treats or touch at all. Here is what science says about why stranger encounters go wrong, and how simply walking together can change everything.
Point at a hidden treat and your dog looks where you point — a skill chimpanzees struggle to master. Science reveals that dogs are biologically wired to read human gestures, eye contact, and even our intentions from birth. Here is how your dog understands you better than any other animal on Earth, and what that means for your daily life together.
The "alpha dog" myth has shaped dog training for decades — but ethologists have known for years that it is fundamentally wrong. Dogs do not form rigid dominance hierarchies with humans, and believing they do leads to training methods that actually cause aggression. Here is what science says about what dominance really means, and why it does not apply to your relationship with your dog.
Your dog's bark is not random noise — it is a finely tuned signal shaped by thousands of years of domestication to communicate with you. Ethologists have discovered that humans can decode a dog's emotional state from the acoustics of their bark alone. Here's what the science of barking reveals about what your dog is really trying to say.
Your dog doesn't stop to sniff on walks to annoy you — they are reading the world in its primary language. Science reveals that a dog's nose is not just better than ours; it is a completely different organ, wired for stereo smell and cognitive mapping. Here's why letting your dog sniff is the single most important enrichment you can give them.
Calming signals plays a big part in dog communication and is often misunderstood by humans. Learn more about calming signals and what your dog is actually saying in this blog.
Taking our dog for a walk is a daily and necessary part of our dog's daily routine. Walks are good for both our and our dog’s mental and physical health and is a great way for us to bond with our dog. Unfortunately, in many places dogs are most often required to be on a leash while walking. This is to keep them safe from the surrounding environment. A leash is most often attached to the dog’s collar or harness when out on a walk. In this blog we look into the effects a collar can have on our dogs both physiologically and behaviourally.
Have you ever gotten the advice to not greet your dog when you come home? To simply ignore it and then move on with your day? Or are you having a petting party with your dog every time you return home?
Here is what science has to say about greeting your dog when you come home.
Many dogs love to take rides in the car. Going on an adventure with their humans is the best! But for some dogs a drive can be extremely stressful or downright scary. The stress and fear can cause problems both for the dog and for the human. In this blog we will go through how you can help your dog learn to enjoy your car trips.
There are so many different advice and methods out there, making it hard for dog owners to chose which method to use to make their dog walk nicely on the walks. This ends with most trying out different methods and often ending up with an unsuccessful result. Along with frustration and giving up. In this blog we go through how to make the walk more enjoyable both for you and for your dog.