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Dogs are naturally hierarchical. Back when survival depended on coordinating activity, there had to be one dog and one dog only that was the leader. Usually this dog was a male, just because of size, strength and hormonal influence.
Sometimes size isn’t even the most important thing. For instance, dachshunds are often dominant over larger dogs. […]

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Dogs, like humans, naturally enjoy their own kind. Of course some dogs are suspicious of strangers even if they are canine.
But the great thing is dogs don’t harbor any surface prejudice against a dog that looks different than them. Who ever heard of canine racism?
Instead, the difference in physical attributes between dogs is more a […]

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Dogs, like many other animals love to play. Whether it’s a good game of tug of war, fetch, or mock fighting play keeps dogs entertained and happy.
Of course puppies are the most playful of all dogs, but even elderly pooches like to engage in fun activity with their owners or their friends. For puppies, the […]

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“Since 1997 a group of private citizens has been petitioning the city of Half Moon Bay for a dog park: a safe off-leash area for dogs to exercise and socialize with other dogs. The City Council placed the dog park second in priority to a skateboard park, but there was never subsequent action. In November […]

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