Canine Behavior Links

Canine Corner: How to show affection to your dog

Humans use touch to communicate greetings, connection and affection with handshakes, hugs or kisses. Dogs use gestures to communicate affection too — they nuzzle, nudge, rub up against and even groom each other.

Canine back on solid ground

Cherry Blossom, the Lucas County dog warden's newly available adoptable dog, is listed as a chow and retriever mix. But she might have some Catahoula leopard dog or treeing walker coonhound in her background.

Does your pooch yawn out of empathy?

Humans tend to yawn more with friends and acquaintances, suggesting that “catching” someone’s yawn may be tied to feelings of empathy. Similarly, some studies have found that dogs tend to yawn more after watching familiar people yawning. But is this canine behavior linked to empathy?

Canine distemper 'outbreak' is confirmed in valley's foxes

Wildlife biologists are investigating an outbreak of canine distemper in the local fox population, and health officials are warning dog owners to vaccinate their pets against this often-fatal disease.

State Farm: Illinois No. 2 in dog bite claims

BLOOMINGTON — New State Farm videos seek to take a bite out of aggressive canine behavior after the com-pany paid more than $109 million claims from attacks last year.