Articles by: Kim

Why Thunder Terror Isn’t Just Poor Training Thunderstorm fear is often treated as a report card on the owner. If a puppy was supposedly socialized correctly, the dog should remain calm; if the adult dog panics, someone must have missed an important training step. That interpretation is both unfair and […]

Beyond the Monolith of Prey Drive Calling a dog “high prey drive” may be convenient, but it compresses several distinct behavioral processes into one vague label. A dog that stares intensely at a moving bicycle, a terrier that grabs and shakes a toy, and a retriever that repeatedly delivers a […]

The Molecular Mystery Behind Canine Affection Domestic dogs are often described as animals that became tame simply because humans tolerated them around camps, fed them, or selected the least aggressive individuals. That account captures part of the process, but it does not explain one of the most distinctive features of […]