Author: Mike Stiven

Dogs can’t look up, so they stare at the ceiling when you tell them to. More seriously, there are several reasons why a dog might be staring at the ceiling. Suppose the dog is looking for its owner and is waiting for its return home. And due to an innate curiosity about such things, the…

Sometimes a dog’s life is more baffling than others because it keeps stretching its legs. It’s a pretty common sight. But most of us don’t know why my dog keeps stretching. Well, there are many reasons a dog might stretch that we can’t see from the outside. Maybe your dog is stretching because he’s feeling…

Licking is common among many animals, including dogs, cats, and other animals. While licking may seem like an innocuous act to us, it can lead to some dangerous health problems for your pets.  If you have a dog, you may find that sometimes your dog is licking the bed. Before having the solution, we should…

Laughter is the best medicine, and a good belly laugh has been proven to relieve stress. But one thing you may not have known is that when your dog lick your face when you are crying. Why do dogs lick your face when you cry? It’s no secret that dogs enjoy spending time with their…

Since it seemed my dog always liked to sit behind me, I decided to figure out why. So let’s look at how dogs see the world, what they think about when you’re trying to walk with them, and why they often seem to like sitting behind their humans. Dog vision is somewhat different from our…

Dogs are territorial by nature, and this is particularly true of small dogs. In order to let their owners know that they’re friendly and trustworthy, they need to mark their territory with urine around the house. This behavior is also normal for a dog of any size or pedigree. So, you might think Why do…