As primates, we humans are big on eye contact. We can’t help but gaze into a cute dog’s eyes (especially those of our own beloved pooches!), but eye contact is actually an unnatural behavior for canines.

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What could be more nerve-racking than fixing dinner for your new boss and her husband? You put tons of effort into making sure that everything is just perfect.

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Pets are neutered to prevent undesired births and a variety of medical disorders in both males and females.  More pets are being neutered at younger ages so they do not contribute to overpopulation.

Read more: Effects of Neutering on Behavior

Coprophagia

An explanation of why a dog may eat feces, and how to curb the problem.

 Coprophagia is the ingestion of feces.  It was first believed that this behavior was caused by poor diet or poor health, but current research has discounted this.  Dogs are historically scavengers, and coprophagy may be a scavenger behavior or they may learn this behavior from other dogs.  In some dogs coprophagia is a way to get your attention, or it could be caused by anxiety or boredom.  The best way to correct coprophagia is to prevent access to fecal material.  Keep the dog's yard and kennel clean.  When walking your dog, keep him/her on a leash.  Some dogs are attracted to cat litter boxes.  For this, make the litterbox inaccessible by using a covered litterbox or place the box on an elevated surface. (Just be sure the cat can still get to it!)  Above all, do not punish your dog. There are some products available which will deter a dog from eating their own feces.  For more information, contact your veterinarian.  

The old theory that one year in the life of the dog is equivalent to seven years in the life of a human has been abandoned. The new scale of equivalents shown below is now recognized.

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