Behaviour and psychology
Why we laugh at animals (and they probably laugh at us)
In jokes, animals talk, philosophise and wear glasses. Why is that so funny? Wordplay, pure absurdity and dog philosophy, plus the joke of the issue.
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More than 30 dog attacks and bites a day in Serbia
The problem does not start when a dog bites. It usually starts much earlier. Serbia records 12,000 to 15,000 dog attacks and bite injuries a year, more than 30 every day.
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Three dog attacks in two days in Belgrade: is the problem the breed or the owners?
In the space of two days, three serious dog attacks on people were recorded in Belgrade, reopening the question of who is responsible: the owners, the law or its enforcement. Duško Jovanović of the Kennel Club of Serbia points out that attacks happen because people fail to understand dog behaviour, and that dogs have retained instincts typical of the pack. The head
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A dog never fakes it, not even when it bites you
Today's technology has opened the door for everyone to have an opinion on everything, regardless of their knowledge, experience or the road they have actually travelled. Words are spoken easily these days and spread even more easily. When you look at the amount that is written, the analyses on offer and the firmness of the views expressed, you would think that behind them stand years of work, mistakes, failures
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Children who learn to communicate with dogs and take part in their training develop a range of important life skills
At a time when phones, tablets and video games have become an everyday part of children's lives, many parents wonder how to encourage their children to spend more time in the real world. One of the most beautiful and most natural ways to do that is for a child to spend time with a dog. A dog is not just a pet; it can be a true teacher of life values. When a child
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Dog fighting in Serbia
Dog fighting is part of a sad reality, even if it may not seem so because we rarely see it. This sadistic entertainment is just one form of animal abuse; it works in the same way as bear-baiting, cockfighting, bullfighting… People are entertained by provoking and torturing animals they do not see as living beings but as objects without feelings, so
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Why it is good for children to have a dog
The dog as a teacher, friend and ally in a child's upbringing. In today's fast-paced and often alienated world, parents are increasingly looking for ways to give their children a childhood filled with love, security and emotional growth. One extremely effective, yet often overlooked, way is growing up with a dog, not merely as a pet but as an equal member
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Chernobyl dogs have developed a SUPERPOWER: unusual findings surprise researchers
All these findings could suggest that the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone may once again be fit for life. Dogs living near Chernobyl, where the nuclear disaster took place in 1986, have developed a new superpower: they are immune to radiation, heavy metals and pollution. Scientists collected blood samples from 116 stray dogs living in the Exclusion Zone, and
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A dog saved Tomislav's life in a fire: Harrowing account from a resident of the Kragujevac tower block where two women died last night
“I was asleep because I work the night shift. My dog woke me up, barking loudly. Smoke had already started coming into the flat. When I came to my senses I saw that the flat next to mine was on fire,” Tomislav Račić tells Nova.rs, having only later realised that his dog had saved his life. In the fire on the 11th floor of the tower block
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IVANA OFFERS 200 EUROS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE MONSTER WHO KILLED HER DOG: He shot an innocent animal, and a child could have been there (PHOTO)
Ivana Bošnjak from Novi Sad has offered a reward of 200 euros for information about the person who shot and killed her dog with a firearm! "The dog on the left of the picture is our cocker spaniel named Lu, who was killed with a firearm behind the bridge at the end of Sečanjska Street in Klisa. To some people he may be just an animal, but he was
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