articles by Paw Printz
Understanding Canine Body Language Unfortunately, our dogs can’t tell us how they are feeling, but by reading their body language you can get a pretty good idea. You recognise your dog barking as you return home as a joyful greeting, if he whines whilst you’re eating, you know he wants to share, but do you know how to read his …
A Dogs Nose Dogs rely on their sense of smell to interpret their world around them – similar to the way humans depend on their sight for everyday activities. A dog’s nose works by interpreting as much information as a pair of human eyes. A dog’s nose nose works by smelling an object or another animal, which allows them to …
Why Do Dogs Lick? For the most part, dogs are licking for the very reason you think they are, to show affection. However, affection licking is commonly confused with other reasons, some of which may surprise you. Dogs are known for licking. It is one of the first survival skills they learn and is a basic instinct with many purposes …
Obsessive Paw Licking Excessive and frequent paw licking in dogs can be triggered by a number of different issues such as stress, an underlying medical illness or even boredom where the dog is using its own body as a toy to keep it occupied. Finding the cause is vital towards correcting this behaviour. When your dog licks its paws continuously …
Assistance Dogs There are three types of assistance dogs to assist people with physical disabilities: Service Dogs – are placed with adults with physical disabilities, these dogs are the most highly trained to help their owner inside and outside of the house. All service dogs have full public access right so they can accompany their owner anywhere in the community. …
