01/03/2024
One of the most heartbreaking things for pet parents is leaving their doggos at home while they go to school, work, or on vacation. It’s a hard truth that must be dealt with because some places don’t allow dogs on their premises.
Being left alone at home makes our furry friends feel abandoned because they don’t understand work or school. To them, being left alone is being abandoned, even if only for a few hours. Humans must understand that dogs don’t have any sense of time, and they have no idea when their humans will be back.
As adorable and loyal as dogs are, they can sometimes be possessive, especially when it comes to their favorite humans. Contrary to what most people think, dogs don’t always bite someone right away or show their sharp teeth every time they are not pleased.
The low growl is something every pet owner must be familiar with. The sound is a warning to back off and is a signal that the dog doesn’t like sharing his food or toys, or humans. When you see a dog doing this, back away slowly.
Dogs howl to announce their presence, get attention, or make contact with other dogs. No, howling doesn’t always have anything to do with horror, creatures not of this world, and a foreboding of something evil or bad. That’s reserved for fiction.
At times, howling also means that there is something that annoys your furry friend to no end. What is it? You’ll have to get out of bed to investigate, but don’t be surprised if it’s something silly, like the smell of citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons.
Dogs’ brains use most of their time making sense of the world around them through smells. Dogs have over 100 million sensory receptor sites, and humans only have 6, hence why a dog’s sense of smell is much better than humans.
This is also the reason why pet parents shouldn’t change their smell often, as it leads to a lot of confusion for pooches. They might even have a hard time telling you apart from the stranger on the street, so stick to your regular perfume.
