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Dogs Don't Deserve Us is an independent film that is available for download through may different platforms. I've watched it and this blog post is my review of the film.

A team of archaeologists in north-west the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has uncovered the earliest evidence of dog domestication by the region’s ancient inhabitants. Dog bones dated between circa 4200 and 4000 BCE have been discovered.

When working with Luke at his home, I found that he was at risk of injury and damage to his joints because he was jumping off and onto the family's deck. This blog shows you how the problem was solved, making an even safer set of stairs for the humans in the household, too.

In the April edition of NZ Dog World, I discuss general insurance (home and contents) and the types of claims that result from damage by your pets.

Researchers at the University of Auckland have been studying jealousy in dogs. In this research, dogs will exhibit signs of jealousy even when they can't see the object/dog that their human is giving attention to.

Mike won the Olive & Mabel book competition. I've shared his winning entry, and photo of dogs Mate and Star, on my blog

The quote for April is from Rick Springfield, one of my favourite musicians and a long-time sufferer of depression....

In almost 90% of cases, the dogs worked much more effectively than other detection methods.

New research published by a Monmouth University scientist suggests our dogs base their playful behaviors on what they believe their owners expect of them.One thing the study doesn’t do is definitively say that dogs are only playing with each other if they think it makes their owners happy.

“If you look back at the research on play, it’s pretty well regarded that dog-dog play is a self-rewarding behavior,” she said.

A survey of 600 U.S.-based singles has found that 70% of respondents overall, and 72% of millennials think having a dog in their profile photos helps them get more matches, while 63% of respondents are more tempted to match with someone who has a dog in their profile. More respondents who are dog owners would rather quarantine with their dogs (55%) over a romantic partner (45%).