Female dogs first go into heat at around six months of age. This can be sooner for smaller dogs and a little later for bigger pooches. Once female pooches reach puberty then they will go into heat approximately once every six months, but this can be irregular in their first few years of life.
The most common reason why dogs lick everything is out of compulsion or an obsessive-compulsive disorder (just like OCD with humans). They may also be expressing boredom or trying to show affection to their favorite people through licking.
As discussed below, there are many reasons why dogs bark at nothing including attention-seeking to get rewards like toys, frustration, greeting barking, illness, injury, etc. Some owners can quickly identify the reason why their dogs are barking by listening to the specific type of barking.
Your dog may cry, or bark, growl or whimper, in its sleep because it is dreaming. It is believed that dogs go through phases of electrical activity in their sleep, just like how humans do. Your pup is therefore capable of dreaming and even having nightmares.
So then, why exactly do dogs hump? Dogs hump objects and humans for a variety of reasons including to ease sexual tension, as play behavior, due to stress or overexcitement, to assert dominance or even due to an underlying medical condition.
Dogs lick each other because they enjoy the salty taste of the skin. Others do it as part of a grooming ritual, to help remove dirt and debris from their coats. Still, others seem to lick simply for the sake of social bonding.
One of the most common reasons your dog tilts its head is to see better. Expert study analyzed how the snout of your furry friends can hinder depth perception which is why your four-legged furry friends tilt their heads. Your dog may also tilt its head as a sign of empathy or in order to hear better.
Dogs like to be petted, all the time, because petting is a form of massage for dogs to feel good and comfortable. In addition, dogs prefer petting over verbal remarks as a form of praise. It is common to see our dogs wanting to be stroked behind their ears and on the belly if they want to be praised.
