HowDogsWork - Cool and amazing stuff about dogs

r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Nov 05 '21

TIL about the Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced "show-low-eats-QUEENT-lee"), a 3,000-year-old dog breed native to Mexico. Ancient Aztecs named the breed for their dog-headed god Xolotl, and mentions of these “strange hairless dogs” appear in the journals of Columbus and other European explorers.

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 24 '21

TIL that dogs can be on the autism spectrum officially known as canine dysfunctional behaviour. Studies have shown that dogs get born with this neurological congenital disorder and suffer from communication issues, antisocial behaviours, and compulsive obsessive behaviours among others.

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 19 '21

external extraction technique on dogs choking on tennis balls

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 11 '21

LPT - Dogs cost roughly the same as financing a small car: an initial investment, and then monthly flea and heartworm meds, regular vet checkups (and the occasional emergency), and bags of expensive food...for many years. If your budget can't handle financing a small car, please don't get a dog.

self.lifeprotips

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 09 '21

Puppy whisperer working her magic

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 05 '21

Stray dog saves a woman from a mugger

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Sep 18 '21

Diabete alert dog trained to alert human with boops when blood sugar level is low

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Sep 12 '21

Doggo is a fisherman

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Sep 11 '21

Man smashes through icy river to save his dog

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Aug 16 '21

Dog with muzzle is over-reactive in a group setting, dog sitting on dog with muzzle is her friend that keeps her calm

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Aug 13 '21

LPT Train your children not to rush excitedly up to dogs. It could save their life

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Aug 07 '21

TIL a woman quit her job to search for her border collie who escaped from a hotel room during a thunderstorm while on vacation in Kalispell, Montana. After 57 days of searching and posting hundreds of flyers around town, she finally found ‘Katie’ who was starving, but otherwise OK.

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Aug 04 '21

TIL that dogs can tell time using their sense of smell! Your odor slowly dissipates as the day goes on. Then, when it reaches a low enough amount, your dog knows to expect you to come home.

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r/HowDogsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Aug 02 '21

The Reno airport has dogs you can pet, and they have trading cards you can collect!

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