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Thought experiment

Reddit Animals

In my opinion dogs would be the first to go. Although I love dogs they're too dependent on humans, it's true that stray/feral dogs can form packs and survive in the wild a regular dog like a golden retriever would get eaten by a lion instantly. Cats would be the next.

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Do we do enough language experiments?

Reddit Animals

of course that's not possible (due to biology or whatever); I just don't understand why more dog owners aren't giving their pets buttons, for example, or why the fact that parrots can pretty much talk to you and to other parrots with the language they learn isn't like. universally mind blowing?

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Dog near death of old age: what to do?

Reddit Animals

On the one hand I understand my family because surely it is a hardship to have to live like this, however, what do we know if the dog is not well and that he is okay with it? Thank you all. submitted by /u/ManuMaker [link] [comments]

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Who do I call if someone is sexually abusing a dog and a women?

Reddit Animals

Please help, who can I call if someone is a zoophile and got a new dog? He told her about his ex girl friend who they used to experiment with dogs. Then she moved in with her new boyfriend and bought a dog! Hello, my fiancés daughters best friend they are age 19. Just got a new boy friend who is around age 30.

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Turning a farm dog into a suburban one?

Reddit Animals

But the dog is my boyfriend’s, so when we moved in together in a suburb off the mountain, we took him with us. We’ve only been here a week and a half, but the dog is showing a lot of anxiety and depressive type of behaviors and symptoms. Does anyone have experience turning a rural farm dog into a suburb one, successfully?

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How to Keep Your Dog Happy While You’re at Work

4 The Love Of Animals

Dogs are naturally sociable animals. Being left on their own all day is quite an unnatural (and boring) experience for many dogs.

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FL Animal Control Conducts Bizarre Experiment

Critter News

News of the Weird Owners claim dog died from being in non-ventilated Animal Control vehicle. Stick another dog in the same situation and see if it dies too! It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. How should Animal Control evaluate their claim?