Coprophagia (sometimes called coprophagy, or poop-eating) is a pretty disgusting habit that fortunately only some dogs indulge in...
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How To Deal With a Whining Dog
As puppies, it comes naturally: a very young puppy will whine without even realizing it when she’s hungry, tired, or cold...
Dealing With a Lonely Dog
Our dogs are pack animals. They’re highly sociable creatures with a genuine need to socialize and interact...
Digging
There are two extremes of opinion when it comes to dogs and their digging habits...
Barking Dogs, Understanding It and Dealing With It
Some owners seem to want their dogs to stop barking, period: a good dog is a quiet dog, and the only time that barking’s permitted is when there’s a man in a black balaclava and stripy prison outfit, clutching a haversack marked ‘Swag’, clambering in through your bedroom window...
Destructive Chewing
The act of chewing seems to be a matter of individual preference among dogs: some have an innate desire to chew as a pleasurable activity in itself, and some seem to have no need to chew whatsoever unless they’re driven to it out of sheer boredom...
Does Your Dog Chew Grass?
My dog crops grass like a cow. He eats it with gusto whenever he encounters it, to the extent that my friends have begun to refer to him, jokingly, as ‘The Ruminant...
Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is one of the most common problems that dogs develop...
Licking: Affectionate, Disconcerting, or Just Plain Disgusting?
For us humans, it can be a bit difficult to identify with the doggie habit of sniffing and licking one another in greeting...
