Behaviour Bytes - Human Attention & Canine Play
Researchers recently examined whether a human audience influenced play between dogs. The study was done with pairs of dogs that were already familiar with each other, and three different levels of owner attention were experimented with: Owners being present and attentive Owners being present and inattentive Owners being absent. The amount of social play that was observed was significantly higher when an attentive owner was present, in comparison with the other conditions. Whi
Is The Ground Too Hot To Walk Your Dog?
Have you ever heard the old saying, "It's so hot outside, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk"? Now that we're into the warmer temperatures of the spring and summer months you need to think about just how hot sidewalks and roads can get when you take your dog for a walk. For example, a commonly referred to statistic indicates that, when the conditions are right, an air temperature of just 77 degrees fahrenheit can create an asphalt temperature as high as 125 degrees. And whi
