All posts by Steve King
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Separation anxiety post COVID
The most polite way I can describe this last COVID year is a “bust”. For most people, separation from friends and family members has been...
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Puppy to dog
So, you buy a puppy: ball of fluff, cute as a pin. You know at some point the growth has to stop, but when? And...
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Where to walk your dog
From the time we got our first dog, we committed to walking him/her twice a day, unless we experiencing extremes of weather. And for the...
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Dogs and TV
If you’re like me, you observe your dog a lot. As such, I’m particularly interested when, watching television in the evenings, I notice Finn staring...
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Are you a good owner?
I guess another way of looking at it is: would your dog choose you as an owner and, if so, why? Whether you bought your...
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Do dogs speak one common language?
In our Community Therapy Dogs program we have dogs that have learned commands in English and in French, depending on the nationality of their owner....
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Can dogs see spirits?
(second of a two-part series) So, continuing the theme from last week whether dogs have psychic powers, Stanley Coren (Professor of Psychology at the University...
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Can dogs see spirits?
Part one a two-part series This question has been debated for years without firm conclusions being drawn either way. In fact, it may be one...
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Dogs and music
I’ve noticed over the years, being the intelligent creatures that they are, how dogs react to different sounds and the pitch of those sounds. The...
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Dogs in art – part 2
In part 2 of the series on “Dogs in art” we will be taking a look at some Canadian artists’ work. “Observing Christmas” by Robert...
Steve King - PAWS for Thought
Steve King is President and Founder of Community Therapy Dogs Society, a volunteer with Lions Foundation of Canada and a dog trainer.
email: info@ctds.ca
