A while back, we reported on a family dog named Avery who was mistakenly euthanized after being picked up on the streets and taken to a shelter. The dog had been frightened during a storm and escaped in fear. The Medlen family, owners of Avery, found him at the shelter and left to get the […]
Dog stares are usually not a good thing unless you’ve trained your dog to stare at appropriate times. Staring means that something bad is about to happen. And you have only a moment to correct this behavior, so you must be quick. When showing aggression, dogs assume a stiff posture and will stare at the […]
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 […]
