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What Is the ‘Jiahu’ Dog? It’s the Shar-Pei
The Shar-Pei — also called the Chinese Fighting Dog — is a rare, wrinkled, sandpaper-coat breed from Dali, Guangdong, with a 2,000-year history. Aloof with strangers but devoted at home, it’s hard to train and prone to entropion and skin trouble from its folds; keep it clean and don’t overfeed.
Which Dog Breed Matches Your Zodiac Sign
Each zodiac sign pairs naturally with a dog breed whose temperament echoes the sign's own traits, from the lively Bichon Frise for outgoing Aries to the devoted Labrador for dreamy Pisces. Matching a breed to your personality makes for a happier, longer-lasting bond, so get to know a dog's character before you bring one home.
Why Do Dogs Catch Mice?
Far from 'meddling,' many dogs — especially terriers like the West Highland White, Miniature Schnauzer, and even the French Bulldog's rat-catching past — are natural mousers, their nose and trainability rivaling any cat. The real caution is health: eating a mouse can pass on toxoplasmosis or worms, and a rat already poisoned by bait can poison the dog in turn, which is the riskiest of all.
The 5 Most Common Dog Personalities
Everyone has a personality, and so does every dog. While a dog's overall temperament is shaped by breed and sex, each dog also has its own unique character beyond those differences.
Symptoms of Enteritis in Dogs
Dog enteritis refers to acute or chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. Enteritis includes several parts; it can occur as an independent disease of the small intestine alone, or as widespread inflammation involving the stomach, small intestine, and colon. Thus, the common term 'enteritis' is a general name covering inflammation of the stomach, small intestine, and colon.
What Your Dog’s Sleep Position Reveals
What do a dog's different sleep positions mean?
Why Does My Dog Sit on Me?
Space beside it, yet the dog sits on you; hot summer, yet on you; in the field, yet on you.
Reading Your Dog’s Sleeping Posture
A dog's different sleep postures reflect how it feels about its current environment. A dog's favorite sleep posture reveals much about its habits and personality.
How to Treat Dog Separation Anxiety
Dog separation anxiety shows as: sad, barking, crying, biting the bed/furniture/pad when alone; on return it trembles hard in the crate. Once formed it is severe, so act at the first sign.
Why Dogs Love Being Hugged by Their Owners
Many dogs enjoy being hugged because it brings warmth and triggers oxytocin, the same bonding hormone humans feel. Small and insecure breeds tend to love hugs most, while independent terriers usually prefer to just snuggle nearby.