Welcome to dog psychology
Dog Psychology Adoption Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Dog Psychology Adoption. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Understanding Why Dogs Roll Around In The Dirtiest Of Things
from:No one really knows for sure why dogs love to roll in stinky things, but people who study animal behavior have some pretty good idea. Some experts believe that dogs like to mark themselves with their territory. A dog wearing a bit of woodchuck carcass or horse poop on his neck and shoulders is a lot like a man wearing a big gold chain around his neck. It says something about him and where he lives, something like, 'I am a dog of means; I own the territory with all this nice stuff.”
It is hard for people to understand how anyone, even a dog, could rate the value of his territory according to its riches of cow pies. This is one of those situations that illustrates how
completely different dogs and people are. People appreciate things that are clean and fresh, while dogs like things that are old and smelly.
There may be a good reason for their off-putting tastes. Since the beginning of their existence, dogs have spent their lives scrounging for food. It is possible that even the hint of a good meal triggers a sense of elation. Out of necessity, they may have developed a unique appreciation for anything that is remotely edible. A week-old carcass certainly qualifies. So does a fish washed up on shore. Even the presence of deer or cow dung suggests that there is a potential meal somewhere in the neighborhood.
Then again, there may be a simpler reason why dogs enjoy coating themselves with horrid
things, one that has nothing to do with survival and everything to do with taste. Other experts believe that they roll in dung, carcasses, and pond scum simply because they like the smell. Not just a little, but enough to want to carry it around with them, just as people enjoy dabbing themselves with their favorite perfume or cologne.
Smell is a primal sense and it is hard to account for who likes what. Just as some people enjoy the smell of cheese, dogs may revel in smells that most of us find objectionable. It is hard to criticize their tastes, because they have millions more scent receptors than we do. Our own senses of smell are barely functional compared to theirs. Therefore, It is possible that they detect pleasing odors of which people are completely unaware of .
Dog Psychology Adoption News
The Dog Days of the Obama Transition - CNSNews.com
The Dog Days of the Obama Transition CNSNews.com, VA - But perhaps the most contentious part of the dog debate is the adoption versus purchase aspect, and the virtues of a mixed breed versus a pedigree. ... |
Beagle-Kitten Make Unlikely Mother-Son Pair - Zootoo.com
Beagle-Kitten Make Unlikely Mother-Son Pair Zootoo.com, NJ - While Rubin does not think that the dog's psychology could have prompted it to start producing milk, its maternal adoption of the kitten is all the same, ... |
Why Obama needs a dog from Dixie - Asheville Citizen-Times
Why Obama needs a dog from Dixie Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - But he really should get Malia and Sasha’s rescue dog from a Southern state. Our dogs are nicer. It’sa true fact. Hal Herzog is in the Psychology Department ... |
She's building a life with animals in mind - Boston Globe
 Boston Globe | She's building a life with animals in mind Boston Globe, United States - Traub cleans and walks the dogs, and works as an adoption counselor, matching pets with people and maintaining paperwork. In the fall of 2005, while helping ... |
For animals’ sake - Chico News & Review
For animals’ sake Chico News & Review, CA - One thing that helps increase an animal’s adoptability is whether it’s trained, and BHS recently added a dog trainer and also gets psychology interns from ... |