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Why do dogs kick the ground after they poop? The real reason behind it

Most dog owners have seen it: the poop is done, and then comes the kicking, hind legs scraping backward across the grass, sometimes with real enthusiasm, often flinging dirt and debris well past the original spot. It looks like covering up, but that is not what is happening. The behaviour…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Why does your dog roll in smelly things on walks? The real reason explained

You are three minutes into the morning walk when your dog locks onto something invisible in the grass, freezes, then folds sideways and begins grinding his neck and shoulders into whatever he has found. By the time you pull him off, he smells like a drain. This is one of…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Why does your dog sneeze during play? It's a signal, not a reflex

Watch a dog in full play mode and you will catch it: a sudden, sharp sneeze, sometimes a rapid two or three in a row, and then straight back to the game as if nothing happened. No pause, no discomfort, no looking around. The sneeze was the message, and the…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Indian Spitz: why the dog of the 1980s Indian home is back in demand

Walk through any old family photo album from a 1980s Indian home and there is a reasonable chance a fluffy white dog sits in the frame. Not a Pomeranian, not a Samoyed, an Indian Spitz, grinning at the camera like it owns the house. For two decades it was the…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Jonangi: the rare Andhra native dog that yodels instead of barks

The Jonangi is one of India's least-known native breeds, and it is disappearing fast. Once common along the coastal fishing communities and lake shores of Andhra Pradesh, its numbers have fallen sharply as foreign breeds became status markers and its traditional role shrank. What remains is a dog with a…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Naphthalene balls in wardrobes: why they are a serious hazard for pets

Naphthalene balls sit quietly at the back of most Indian wardrobes, tucked into folded blankets or hung in mesh bags near woollen saris. They look exactly like something a dog would pick up and mouth, or a cat would bat across the floor. That combination, small, round, strongly scented, easy…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Grapes and raisins can kill dogs. Vets still don't know why

A dog can eat a single grape and die in kidney failure within days. Another dog of the same breed and weight eats a handful and shows nothing. Veterinary toxicologists have studied this for over two decades and still cannot name the compound responsible. That uncertainty is not a reason…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Lilies and cats: why even a little pollen can destroy a cat's kidneys

A cat does not need to eat a lily to be poisoned by one. Grooming pollen off its coat after brushing against a bloom is enough. That detail surprises most owners, and it is the detail that costs cats their lives, because by the time the signs are obvious, the…

Times Pets · 20h ago

Dog reacts to street dogs on walks? 6 steps to teach a calm look-at-me

Every walk in an Indian neighbourhood brings the same test: a street dog sitting outside a shop, a pack resting under a parked car, a lone dog trotting toward you on a narrow footpath. For many pet dogs, that sight triggers a lunge, a bark, or a hard freeze, and…

Times Pets · Oct 23

Why dogs shake off after a hug or a tense moment

Watch a dog closely after someone bends down to hug him, or the second an unfamiliar dog moves away, and you will almost always see the same thing: a rapid, head-to-tail shake, as if he just climbed out of a river. No water involved. The shake lasts under two seconds.…

Times Pets · Oct 23