For 13 years, the garden hose has been my dog’s favourite thing. There’s a tiny squeak when I turn on the tap, a sound he can hear through multiple closed doors. He could hear it from suburbs away. His ears swivel and he comes running, insisting that intermediate doors be opened. He stands on his…
When a relationship ends, the division of assets begins. But who gets to keep the dog? Peter Munro reports for SMH on the increasingly common – and sometimes messy – custody disputes involving pets. They never fought nor raised their voices, even when dividing “ours” into “yours” and “mine”. They found a quietly sad way…
Scientists have found that dogs and owners experience surges in oxytocin, a hormone responsible for maternal caring, when they look into each other’s eyes a rush of hormone that helps people bond could explain why humans and dogs have been best friends for thousands of years, say researchers in Japan.