Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Some dog food products differentiate themselves as grain- or carbohydrate-free to offer the consumer an alternative, claiming carbohydrates in pet foods to be fillers with little or no nutritional value. A study published in Nature suggests that domestic dogs' ability to easily metabolize carbohydrates may be a key difference between wolves and ...
The ratio between the trigonid and the talonid indicates a carnivore's dietary habits, with a larger trigonid indicating a hypercarnivore and a larger talonid indicating a more omnivorous diet. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Because of its low variability, the length of the lower carnassial is used to provide an estimate of a carnivore's body size.
Dog communication is the transfer of information between dogs, as well as between dogs and humans. [136] Communication behaviors of dogs include eye gaze, facial expression, [137] [138] vocalization, body posture (including movements of bodies and limbs), and gustatory communication (scents, pheromones, and taste).
Dog fanciers use the term "breed type" in the sense of "qualities (as of bodily contour and carriage) that are felt to indicate excellence in members of a group". [17] "Breed type" is specific to each dog breed's written standard. A dog that closely resembles the appearance laid out in the standard is said to be "typey". [18] "Type" also is ...
Canidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals. A member of this family is called a canid; all extant species are a part of a single subfamily, Caninae, and are called canines. They are found on all continents ...
Image credits: aymbrbr Using the subway and other public modes of transportation, in general, can lead to some really bizarre experiences.. Broadly speaking, so many people use trains and buses ...
The Intelligence of Dogs: A Guide to the Thoughts, Emotions, and Inner Lives of Our Canine Companions is a 1994 book on dog intelligence by Stanley Coren, a professor of canine psychology at the University of British Columbia. [1] The book explains Coren's theories about the differences in intelligence between various breeds of dogs.
The dogs were selectively bred as either sled dogs or as hunting dogs, which implies that a sled dog standard and a hunting dog standard existed at that time. The optimal maximum size for a sled dog is 20–25 kg (44–55 lb) based on thermo-regulation, and the ancient sled dogs were between 16–25 kg (35–55 lb).