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Dogs are wonderful, but they re naughty too then again, there s not much fun in a dog sitting quietly
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After spending a year with us at home, our dogs will have to re-learn independence. Katy Birchall finds out how we can help.
As we creep towards the light at the end of the lockdown tunnel, spare a thought for our canine companions. For them, it has been a remarkable year of round-the-clock family time, but, as restrictions ease, it is crucial to help our dogs adjust to post-lockdown life.
‘We should expect that behavioural issues will rise with young dogs and puppies, particularly with separation anxiety and socialisation,’ cautions Sean McCormack, head vet of dogfood brand tails.com. ‘Our lives have changed, as have those of our dogs, so it’s not surprising that older dogs may also experience anxiety.’
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Lockdown brought with it a huge demand for people wanting dogs, to keep them company in long hours spent alone at home. Sadly, that s sparked a huge rise in dog theft. Katy Birchall reports on a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ crime and gets suggestions on how you can protect your pooch – or get him or her back if the worst happens.
One morning last May, gamekeeper Jon Gaunt of Brightling Park in East Sussex found his kennels had been broken into and three of his spaniels stolen.
‘The ordeal I’ve been through that I’m still going through is horrendous. It’s agony,’ he says.
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It s no accident that your heart melts when dogs gaze into your eyes it s simply a fact of thousands of years of evolution and selection, as Martin Fone explains.
A couple of weeks ago, I took a look at the mystery of when the first dog was domesticated and by whom. The answer is at least 14,000, and quite possibly as much as 35,000 years ago. As for who, the question is far harder to pin down but it seems certain that dogs and humans teamed up long before we moved from hunter-gatherer to agrarian societies.
Its unique position amongst domesticated animals, a largish mammal that is principally a carnivore, suggests that its value came from its ability to assist in hunting other prey and providing protection. Over the millennia breeding, by design or chance, introduced other characteristics, morphing anatomical features, and enhancing behavioural traits which strengthened their value and the bond between dogs and humans.
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