Why Does My Dog Eat Poop? What Research Says and What Works
Few dog habits make owners recoil like this one. You turn around on a walk or in…
Training problems usually have less to do with stubbornness than with what the dog has actually learned, and the research on this is more useful than the folklore. Why a dog ignores you outdoors but not indoors, why adolescence undoes things that seemed solid, why a dog only responds when he can see food: each has a documented explanation and a practical fix. These guides cover behaviour and training for dogs and cats, built from peer-reviewed studies and the guidance of recognised welfare organisations, with the reasoning shown so you can judge it.

Few dog habits make owners recoil like this one. You turn around on a walk or in…

Every time the front door opens, your cat is there, ready to slip out. Or it sits…

It is time for the last toilet break of the night. You open the back door and…

Halfway down the road, your dog stops. The lead goes tight, the paws go flat, and no…

Your cat jumps on your lap, purrs, pushes into your hand. You stroke her for a minute,…

One minute your two cats are curled up together, one licking the other’s head. The next, there…

You open the back door, call your dog, and get a look. Then your dog trots to…

There is a perfectly good bowl of fresh water on the kitchen floor. Your cat walks past…

The lights go off, the door closes, and two minutes later it starts: meowing, scratching at the…

He used to take the stairs two at a time. Now he stands at the top and…