News, Advice and Resources for Thoughtful Pet People
Besides being sweet, this is some pretty cool video from a dog behavior point of view. Great play bows—you can see photos and read about them. The lifted paw is another friendly gesture. Want to learn more about canine body language? Check out Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide Interpreting the Native Language Of The Domestic Dog, by Brenda Aloff. It’s an outstanding and very useful book.
The only thing missing is oodles of praise for Chaucer for being such a gentle dog!
We’re pretty fond of Horatio the Hamster. This ambitious little guy is on a virtual hike of the UK from Land’s End to John o’ Groats. His wonderfully geeky people have hooked up his hamster wheel to a thingy (actually a reed switch) that converts the revolutions of his wheel to distance on his route. He averaged 4.07 miles per day last week!
You can track Horatio’s progress and read his travel diary. They’ve even analyzed and graphed his stats. Wonder what was going on on Jan. 17th? You can participate in his hike if you live along his route or through a contest to guess the day Horatio reaches the end of his hike.
Update: Matt from Horatio the Hamster has offered to help anyone who wants help setting up their own hamster wheel like this. Nice!
Hucklebutting is a a delightfully loony bit of Bull Terrier behavior demonstrated here by the beautiful Lola. Behold!
This is Cute to the 10th Degree. OMG. Are you sitting down?
Interested in an aquarium, but not ready for the commitment or the expense? Make your own out of paper.
You just print out the aquarium, fish, and plant pieces and follow the instructions to put it together. Nifty!