Tag: behaviour

Dog owners may have trouble remembering which toy is Mr Squeaky, but such names can be seared into the memory of their pets, researchers have found.Scientists previously discovered some dogs ...

Yes, cats can come across as aloof creatures with an air of indifference. But that is because contrary to dogs, cats love their own space and set some boundaries ...

Isabella McBride, owner of Smart Dog Training in Attleborough, has partnered with a specialist chiropractic therapist to physically assess dogs to find out if they are suffering from any existing pain which ...

Cancer can be hard to detect until it's too late, so knowing the potential symptoms is vital — but some are weirder than others.From voices giving instructions to visit a ...

While the sight of a mother dog caring for her newborn pups is heartwarming, the disturbing reality is that sometimes, mothers eat their puppies. This behaviour, thankfully uncommon, can be ...

Dogs understand what certain words stand for, according to researchers who monitored the brain activity of willing pooches while they were shown balls, slippers, leashes and other highlights of the ...

From tigers to cheetahs, big cats may seem majestically aloof but researchers have found they can tell apart familiar and unfamiliar human voices, suggesting that even animals that shun group ...

We are known as a nation of animal lovers, but isn’t this a ‘low-bar’ basic expectation? Kindness, especially to animals, shouldn’t be something expect people to be proud of - ...