An epiphany regarding the nature of the evolving bond in a dynamic human-animal world hit me like a ton of bricks when I gave my dog a bath.
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Do you consider some animal behaviors unspeakable? This week’s podcast explores their possible role in species survival.
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Normally we don’t think much about companion animal behavior adaptability in our relationships with our dogs and cats… Until sudden changes make us. Then we may think about it a lot.
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I initially began creating my COVID-19 Dream Team to save my sanity. Knowing these unsung medical professionals are there and always have been in one form or another makes the world a better place for everyone.
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Like other forms of contagion, semantic contagion related to companion animals may have positive or negative results. It depends on what we communicate.
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Evaluating and upgrading the human-animal physical, mental, and emotional environments first enhances the resolution of problem animal behaviors. But that’s not always easy.
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The start of primary elections got me thinking about politicians using animals to make political hay. This is hardly a new strategy.
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Like all other seemingly magical cures, those for companion animal problems require the presence of multiple factors. Can you guess what they might be?
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Learn how the telephone game and problem animal behaviors relate to the quote: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. Tune in…
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It’s understandable that kids and dogs could fall prey to our society’s love of labeling, regardless of any negative effect on the kids’ or dogs’ learning.
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