Dog Companions

Monkeys are cute but are not domesticated animals
Dogs are domesticated and cute and our best friends.
Choose a dog every time over exotic pets and you will be happier.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

The Champions





The inspiring story of the rescue and redemption of the pit bulls rescued from the notorious dog-fighting ring of Michael Vick.

https://www.humanedecisions.com/the-champions-a-documentary-about-the-pit-bulls-rescued-from-the-notorious-michael-vick-dog-fighting-case/#Watch%20The%20Film



Friday, July 14, 2023

For Dogs, a Passive, Unresponsive Human Face Is a "Bad" Face

 




For Dogs, a Passive, Unresponsive Human Face Is a "Bad" Face

Active facial expressions are most likely to keep dogs focused on a person.

A lot of research shows that dogs look at our faces and read our emotions from our expressions. Some new research suggests that a passive, unchanging human face (think "poker face") is interpreted by dogs as a negative expression, and dogs respond accordingly.

KEY POINTS

An active stream of facial expressions is part of the normal communication process between humans.

A still and unresponsive face causes a negative reaction for young human children.

Dogs don't like to continue interacting with a person whose facial response is unchanging and unresponsive.

Stanley Coren PhD., DSc, FRSC

Canine Corner


https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/canine-corner/202307/for-dogs-a-passive-unresponsive-human-face-is-a-bad-face



Thursday, March 2, 2023

Neo, the parkour collie - Guinness World Records





Steve Bailey has trained hundreds of dogs at his Canine Crusades behaviour therapy and daycare centre in Somerset, UK – a business he launched after using the money left to him by his late father to study canine psychology. Read more: http://bit.ly/GWR-Neo

https://youtu.be/08YvoxMzZGU



Neo: The Parkour Collie Dog





 
Follow Neo the parkour dog on this epic adventure through Exmor, performing extreme agility moves. Watch him scale huge ancient archways, take on mountain bike dirt jumps, fly through trees -  plus much more !


https://youtu.be/B7EJRP_5BBM



Alex and Jumpy - The Parkour Dog





Chances are that if you have been browsing YouTube for any notable amount of time, you have seen at least one of Omar Von Muller's amazingly talented canine companions. Omar has been an animal trainer in Hollywood for many years and his amazing team of dogs have been featured in all sorts of films, commercials, and various hit viral videos. So when I had the opportunity to get out filming with Omar's stunningly skilled pooch Jumpy, I was beyond stoked.

I hit up my good friend Alex Duong, a professional parkour athlete whom I met through a collaboration the Substance Over Hype collective, to film for a couple days with Jumpy. This video is the sum of what we filmed! I hope you all enjoy!

https://youtu.be/39oGCTAJ9Vw





Sunday, September 25, 2022

Bull Terrier by Maud Earl, circa 1909

 



Bull Terrier by Maud Earl, circa 1909



Maude Earl (Life time: 1945 see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6792218) - Original publication:

1909 Immediate source: https://sk.pinterest.com/pin/468304061230888109/?nic_v3=1a4hTTivH


Image of 1909 painting of a bull-terrier by Maude Earl





Staffordshire Bull Terrier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Bull_Terrier