Sometimes having a dog can seem to confine, but the reality is, you just need to be creative if you want to take your dog with you to places. Sure, this means avoiding places dogs are not welcome. You’ll be happy to know, however, that more and more businesses and public areas are encouraging people to bring their dogs. It’s time to enjoy your happy doggy in new and fun ways. There are even a ton of free places to take your dogs. Do not settle for another night in or leaving your pooch at home. They deserve to get out of the house, too. Including them when you go places will solidify the bond between you and your dog, and they will not be begging for attention while you are home. Dogs who are exercised regularly and given plenty of stimulation are less likely to exhibit separation anxiety and be problematic. TAKE A WALK This sounds like boring advice,

Recently I came across an article from canadian researchers talking about the topic. As dogs have similar cognitive abilities to human toddlers, having the same language, math and problem-solving abilities as the average two to two-and-a-half-year-old even though they can’t speak human, a team of psychologists from three Canadian universities decided to see if dogs could work out they were being deceived. Various experiments have shown that dogs are highly sensitive to human cueing and guidance and use human-style gestures such as pointing, head-turning, and gazing as cues to the location of hidden rewards. For example, if they can’t find a detour around a fence in order to seek out a hidden reward, they can do so once shown the path by their human companion. Since dogs and humans have had a long history of symbiosis (living together), researchers from the psychology departments at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, University of Western Ontario, and Huron University College,

Some shelters don’t allow it, many experts caution against it, but I’ve recently talked to a friend who did it anyway. And she is happy that she did it. Jessica adopted her Cattle dog mixes Dexter and Sydney in 2017 as puppies. Their mom was rescued while pregnant from a hoarding of 200 dogs. Are You Considering Adopting Not One, But Two Puppies? “We’re dog lovers and were able to rescue two dogs instead of just one,” she says. “So one more dog made it into a fantastic, happy, safe home, because we adopted siblings.” Here, she shares her views on the pros and cons of adopting two puppies at once. FAST FRIENDS As you might expect, when you have two puppies they will keep each other company. They’ll play with each other and always have a friend. But be forewarned that this can backfire at times – puppies can be rambunctious when playing together. And even though you’d think they would never experience separation anxiety with each other around,