Myth Busting
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Myth Busted: Does Shaving Your Dog Really Keep Them Cool in Summer?
When temperatures soar, many well-meaning dog owners reach for the clippers, convinced that removing thick fur will help their pet stay cool. For double-coated breeds, however, experts say this common summer practice is based on a misunderstanding — and in some cases, it can actually make dogs more uncomfortable. What A Double Coat Really Does Breeds like Huskies, German Shepherds,…
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Myth Busted: Are Dogs Mouths Cleaner Than a Human’s?
For years, pet owners have comforted themselves with a claim that feels as sweet as a sloppy dog kiss: that a dog’s mouth is somehow cleaner, purer, even safer than a human’s. It is an idea repeated on playgrounds, at dog parks, and in households across America, often serving as the convenient excuse behind every enthusiastic lick to the face.…
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Myth Busted: What One Dog Year Really Means for Your Pet
The old idea that dogs age seven times faster than humans has been repeated for so long that many owners never thought to question it. Yet veterinarians and geneticists say the famous rule dramatically oversimplifies how dogs grow, mature, and decline. Understanding the truth is crucial for recognising when a dog transitions from puppyhood to adulthood, and later into its…
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Myth Busted: Do Dogs Only Wag Their Tails When They’re Happy?
If you have a dog, chances are you’ve spent more time than you’d admit staring at that tail like it’s some kind of furry mood ring. And you wouldn’t be alone. Scientists — actual people with PhDs — have spent years doing the same thing, trying to decode what a tail wag really means. The spoiler? It is absolutely not…
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Does Eating Grass Mean Your Dog Is Sick? The Science-Backed Truth
Dogs have been spotted nibbling on grass for as long as people have been keeping pets, yet the moment an owner sees it happen, panic often follows. Many believe it signals a brewing illness, a stomach problem, or an instinctive warning sign that something serious is wrong. The idea has been repeated across generations, turning into one of the most…
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Myth Busted: No, Dogs Don’t See in Black and White
For generations, people have believed that dogs see the world like an old black-and-white movie — a flat, colorless existence where everything blends into muted tones of gray. It’s a myth that has lingered for decades, passed from one owner to the next and reinforced by movies, books, and television shows. Yet modern science has proven this notion to be…
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Myth Busted: Can Your Dog Tell Time?
For decades, dog owners have sworn their pets “know when it’s dinner time” or can sense when someone is running late. But is this more than coincidence, or do dogs truly perceive time in a way we understand? Dogs’ relationship with time isn’t like ours. They don’t check watches or count hours, but mounting research suggests they can detect the…
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Myth Busted: Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?
For centuries, people have repeated one of the world’s most stubborn myths: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” The phrase first appeared in John Fitzherbert’s 1534 treatise The Boke of Husbandry, in which he advised that “the dogge must lerne it, whan he is a whelpe… for it is harde to make an olde dogge to stoupe.” More than a…
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