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 intently...
Author - Steve King
Steve King was President and Founder of Community Therapy Dogs Society, a volunteer with Lions Foundation of Canada and a dog trainer.
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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 dog through a breeder or at a rescue...
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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. This is...
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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...
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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 of those questions...
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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 psychology...
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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 Bateman A couple of...
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Dogs in art – part 1
Dogs are found in various media either to tell a story, recognize an achievement or simply brighten our day. Over the next couple of weeks I’d like to take you...
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Canine faces
Could dogs have the best poker faces in the world? Unlike humans who express so much of what they are thinking or feeling through facial expression, dogs seem...
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Winter dogs
For a lot of us winter is a time of survival, when the basic necessities of life come to the fore and remind us that spring is a way off. You look at warmth...
