Just as we humans can be annoyed by certain touches, dogs can react similarly. Some dogs don’t mind being petted on the head while others dislike it, sometimes intensely. Here are several reasons why dogs can be annoyed by head petting. It disrupts the view of their surroundings. It can blur their vision. Some people […]
In 2009, researchers conducted a study of where domestic cats originated. Their findings, based on DNA showed that domestication of cats began in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent is part of the Middle East including Turkey to Northern Africa and eastward to Iraq and Iran. When humans decided to settle in one place and […]
Agility competitions began at Crufts in the late 1970s. They began as an entertainment act in the intermission and were based on horse shows. Agility competitions test a dog’s fitness and the handler’s ability to train and direct the dog over and through certain obstacles. The handler must direct the dog verbally or with signals, […]
