Dogma Thursday

Lunchtime! at the Great Dane playground. 

Adolescence begins and ends at different ages, depending on the dog. Small breeds may turn into adolescents at six months, large breeds at around nine to 10 months; giant breeds may be 12 to 18 months old before this stage hits. One good sign that your dog’s in adolescence: she’s suddenly driving you crazy.

Luckily these pups have plenty of trainers and plenty of space to “go crazy”! You can always watch live during daylight EST right here. 

Dogma Thursday

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Meet Ray Charles, a blind puppy with style

A breeder was going to euthanize the golden retriever, but a family adopted him and discovered that puppy Ray was just as cool as his famous namesake.

Catch more inspriring pups live at explore.org.

Dogma Thursday

Noel and daughter Mariah are up on Puppy Hill where summer (spring?!) is sneaking up on Massachusetts. 

On Puppy Hill, the Great Dane Service Dogs run, play and are trained to become support dogs for children, veterans and others with specific needs. Find out more here. 

Check out their live cams and see all things Dog here.

Dogma Thursday

Dogs and wolves are genetically so similar, it’s been difficult for biologists to understand why wolves remain fiercely wild, while dogs can gladly become “man’s best friend.” Now, doctoral research by evolutionary biologist Kathryn Lord at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests” Wolf pups are still blind and deaf when they begin to walk and explore their environment at 2 weeks, where dogs don’t begin until 4 weeks. 

“When wolf pups first start to hear, they are frightened of the new sounds initially, and when they first start to see they are also initially afraid of new visual stimuli,” Lord explained. “As each sense engages, wolf pups experience a new round of sensory shocks that dog puppies do not.”

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