Myths

FACT – Since dogs’ personalities are shaped and dictated by their genes, it stands to reason that dogs of different breeds have different temperaments, personalities, and requirements. When the dog genome was sequenced in 2005, scientists thought they would quickly be able to pin down the genes that give every breed its hallmark personality, which is […]

FACT – Research proves that dogs have very limited episodic memory, but very strong associative memory. But what does this mean for their human companions? Simply put, dogs may not remember events beyond a few seconds or minutes. This is why trying to discipline or reward a dog much after an episode proves completely futile.

FACT – As any pet parent will inform you, pets, regardless of species or breeds, have well-defined personalities and temperaments, just as human beings do. This automatically implies that some may be more or less friendly than others. Therefore, to assume that every approach from a stranger will be met with friendly wags of the

FACT – Dogs’ mouths are as clean as humans’, which means, they aren’t! Dogs’ mouths are found to be host to an entirely different microbiome…the bacteria therein are different from the humans’, but doubtlessly, dogs have a greater number of bacteria in their mouths, however, and that they sometimes lick or eat some pretty rancid