We love our dogs and we think they love us. And they do! But the kind of affection we show to other people is, often, exactly the actions even the best dogs can barely tolerate. Of course, dogs can’t tell us what they like – or don’t like. But animal behaviorists who study dog reactions […]
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More Great Quotes About Dogs
Funny, sad, fabulous and true: Wonderful quotes about dogs continues . . .
Book Review: “Captured . . . The Look of the Dog”
My Magic Dog is delighted to tell our readers about a creative and fascinating book about our canine friends. What a treat to discover a new book, which illustrates through photos, stories, poems and quizzes, the incomparable wonders of the dog. Please enjoy these excerpts from: Captured… The Look of the Dog by Fern […]
Guest Blog: Ducks and Other “Dog Days” Dangers
Our Pets Are Vulnerable! – Mother Nature is even less kind to domestic pets during the “Dog Days” of late summer. If we humans suffer, imagine the helplessness of our poor pets. [This blog provides an important list of dangers and ways for your dog to avoid them.]
Dogs by the Number
Magic Numbers can be fun as well as useful and there’s much more to them than you might imagine. Amaze your friends with these numbers and fun facts!
Dog People vs Cat People
Are “dog people” and “cat people” really different? The research is in and the answers might surprise you.
Classic Classified Ads About Dogs
Whether you have a service dog or companion pet, we hope these ads will give you some laughs. All of them except, possibly, “Single Black Female,” are genuine and appeared in various newspapers. But, before we begin, there is an adage we think fits this post: Keep your mouth shut and people won’t know […]
Therapy Dogs: An Exceptional Response to Catastrophe
Disasters often bring out exceptional response — and none may be more valued than the dogs who come to help find victims, and in this case, to also comfort them.
A smiling service dog may be no laughing matter.
Do dogs laugh? A service dog uses this unique means to warn his human partner of an oncoming seizure. Research also shows that facial expression for dogs may be just as important as it is for humans. Photos of laughing dogs.
More Fascinating Facts & Trivia about Dogs
Is your service dog right-pawed or left-pawed? According to the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems in Washington D.C., dogs (and cats, too), like people, are either right-handed or left-handed, or in this case, they favor either their right or left paws. And why would it matter? Current research at the Veterinary Neurology Center […]
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