The ‘Timmy’s in the Well’ study of dog-for-human empathy when it comes to dogs and humans, a 2018 study suggests that not only are they empathetic, but some dogs rush to the rescue when they believe their human is in distress. The goal of the study — named for the little boy in the long-ago …
Four Months! My wife and I have now owned Risen Star for four months, and many times it feels as if the Kennel owns us. It has been a lot of hard work trying to learn what we need to do in our effort to be the very best Pet Care Facility in the Bullhead …
Humanizing a dog has to do with granting it the same characteristics as a person. This means attributing emotions, attitudes and views typical to humans onto our canines. If you are doing this, Sorry, but you’re wrong, which makes what you are doing wrong.This does not mean that treating dogs as family or giving them …
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I have had a long standing level of awe and respect for the German Shepherd. I do owe the breed my life, and the breed has protected my family as well. That level of respect is well over 45 years in the making and through it all I remember the “Old German Shepherd Fable” that …
The thought processes and emotional lives of our canine companions is a huge area of research these days, and a question that keeps popping up and for which there’s currently no answer is, “Do dogs hold grudges?” As Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder writes …
The Food and Drug Administration identified 16 brands of dog food that had been linked to heart disease in dogs, according to a report the agency published last Thursday. In the report, the F.D.A. named for the first time the pet food brands most frequently associated with adverse events. In descending order of most incidents …
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We are very proud to announce that Risen Star has received both an Arizona State and Federal Department of Labor Certifications as an official Apprentice Training Facility for both Dog Training and Dog Grooming. That means that our curriculum for training in these positions has been accepted and approved and individuals trained by our facility …
First and foremost, I am flattered and humbled at the folks who come to the Kennel and ask me if I write these articles and tell me that they appreciate the information, the best compliment thus far is a young lady who boards with us and explained that she even has some of the information …
Are you feeling stressed about the state of the world? Turns out that anxiety could be rubbing off on your dog. Researchers have been able to confirm what dog owners have sensed for years: Household pets can actually mirror their owners’ feelings of stress. The study analyzed the stress hormone cortisol, which circulates in the …
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