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How a Dog Named Freddie Taught His Human to Be Human

How a Dog Named Freddie Taught His Human to Be Human

Published by Jenni Sidey

Books about dog-human relationships are a dime a dozen, and it’s not surprising that they vary greatly in quality for any number of reasons. However, when I started reading Anna Heyward’s beautifully written new book, Living with Freddie: How a Dog Taught Me to Be Human, I knew I was in for a special treat. In her outstanding book, Heyward writes about her special relationship with Freddie, and the trials and tribulations of separation anxiety, from his point of view. She craftily places the science and history of our relationship with dogs within a deeply personal story about the joy and the pain of living with, and trying to relate to, a nonhuman animal; a stunning meditation on the bond between beasts and humans. Marc Bekoff: Why did you write Living with Freddie? Anna Heyward: When I was in my twenties, I went out and got a dog without really knowing what I was doing. I thought it would be a fun addition to my life, and I thought I was grown-up enough to handle …

Dog bite ‘injury complications’ led to walker’s death near historic landmark | UK | News

Dog bite ‘injury complications’ led to walker’s death near historic landmark | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

A man bitten by a dog on a footpath died from complications of a wound on his leg, an inquest opening has heard. James Judge, 55, died after an incident on the old train line footpath off Blacker Lane in Wakefield on August 15. Blacker Lane is near the grade-II listed Crigglestone Viaduct, a railway viaduct 80m tall and nearly 400m long. Lee Ellis, 55, of Calder Grove, Wakefield, has been charged with manslaughter and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in death. On Monday, an inquest into Mr Judge’s death was opened and adjourned. Acting senior coroner Oliver Longstaff said Mr Judge died in Leeds General Infirmary, where he was taken after the incident, and was identified by his mother. A post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as complications of a right leg wound caused by a dog bite. The inquest heard Mr Judge was unmarried and was born in Horbury, Wakefield, where he was also living at the time of his death. Mr Longstaff …

The global appeal of the pastry dog

The global appeal of the pastry dog

Published by Sam Flores

For five years, Sister Schubert’s fans asked, begged and eventually petitioned for the return of a frozen food composed of two things: a small smoked sausage and a soft Parker House roll. The company had discontinued its Sausage Wrap Rolls in 2021, replacing them with sausage pinwheels, and people were furious. Nearly 16,000 people signed a Change.org petition. They emailed. They complained on social media. They mourned Christmas mornings without them. The campaign went on long enough that, this summer, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey used a business conference to ask a Marzetti executive the question apparently haunting her constituents: How quickly could they get the sausage rolls back on shelves? The answer, finally, was now. Sister Schubert’s announced its Sausage Wrap Rolls will be back on supermarket shelves in time for the holidays.  I understand the food’s fans completely.  I have, it turns out, a thing for sausage encased in dough. The evidence had been piling up for years before I finally admitted that I had a type. There were all the holiday parties at …

Bush dog puppies sound like birds

Bush dog puppies sound like birds

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Five pups were recently born at England’s Chester Zoo, far from their homeland. But these bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) are on a mission—they’re part of a conservation breeding program protecting the future of their species.  Bush dogs are medium-sized carnivores from Central and South America, known for their chirpy sounds. The IUCN Red List classifies them as Near Threatened. While that might indicate that they don’t need major conservation efforts as much the way that other wild animals, their last evaluation was only in 2011. Mark Brayshaw, head of mammals at Chester Zoo, tells Popular Science that a lot has changed in the past 15 years, “with the impacts of climate change, habitat loss and inter-species disease transfer growing more evident,” he explains. …

Dog gets a shower from a drone

Dog gets a shower from a drone

Published by Sam Flores

A dog from Linyi, China got an unconventional bath when a company used a cleaning drone to wash it as part of a product demonstration. Footage shows the drone hovering above the golden-coloured pup and spraying it with water from above. The company said the stunt was intended to showcase the capabilities of its new drone technology. Source link

11 Jacob Elordi Roles Before The Dog Stars And Wuthering Heights

11 Jacob Elordi Roles Before The Dog Stars And Wuthering Heights

Published by Sam Flores

Over the last few years, Jacob Elordi has become one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. Hot off his first Academy Award nomination for his performance in Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of Frankenstein, this year, he starred alongside Margot Robbie as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s much-talked-about interpretation of Wuthering Heights, and can currently be seen in action in Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars. The Australian actor first became a household name thanks to his role in Euphoria, and went on to wow Hollywood with performances in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla and the headline-grabbing Saltburn. But before he became an Oscar-nominated A-lister, he had numerous supporting roles in film and TV, many of which we’ve probably completely forgotten about. Here are 11 of those Jacob Elordi roles you may have forgotten he once played… Swinging Safari Jacob’s first credited film role was in 2018’s Swinging Safari, helmed by Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert director Stephan Elliott. Starring Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Julian McMahon, the 80s-centric movie centres on the excitement a small town in Australia …

Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars falls short at box office as Spider-Man continues to dominate

Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars falls short at box office as Spider-Man continues to dominate

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Dog Stars, the new Ridley Scott-directed film starring Jacob Elordi, has fallen short at the box office during its opening weekend. Based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name about the aftermath of a deadly flu virus, The Dog Stars was released in theaters Friday. In addition to Elordi, the science-fiction thriller stars Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney and Benedict Wong. According to Variety, the film raked in just $8 million in the U.S. after being shown at 3,330 locations, landing in fifth place. The Disney and 20th Century Studios film cost about $80 million to make and could lose tens of millions during its theatrical run, the outlet reported. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, meanwhile, landed the top spot once again, earning more than $22 million. The film has now grossed about $891 million domestically and could soon become the highest-grossing movie of all time — a feat it will achieve when it surpasses $936 million. The film has already broken the $2 billion mark worldwide, a feat achieved …

Coyote vs Acme No. 2 at Box Office; Spider-Man Tops Titanic, Dog Stars

Coyote vs Acme No. 2 at Box Office; Spider-Man Tops Titanic, Dog Stars

Published by Daniella Wilson

It might not have been quite the show of emphatic box office support that Looney Tunes fans hoped to see after Coyote vs. Acme avoided becoming a Warner Bros. tax write-off, but the film managed to get rolling over the weekend to score a second-place finish behind the unstoppable Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott‘s The Dog Stars was sent to the doghouse. Ketchup Entertainment released Coyote vs. Acme on 3,575 North American screens, with the film grossing $15.4 million for the weekend after collecting $5.3 million on Friday. Earning an A CinemaScore from audiences, the hybrid of animation and live-action stars Will Forte, Lana Condor and John Cena in the story of Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation over its faulty products. This marks the biggest debut ever for the independent distributor, topping their previous best for the Looney Tunes feature The Day the Earth Blew Up, which was originally intended for HBO Max before opening to $3.5 million in March of last year ahead of a $15 million global cume. Coyote …

Margaret Qualley on what makes Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars stand out

Margaret Qualley on what makes Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars stand out

Published by Daniella Wilson

Ridley Scott’s latest film The Dog Stars hasn’t enjoyed the most enthusiastic of receptions so far – sitting on a score of just 39% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes including a fairly tepid 3-star write-up from us. But according to star Margaret Qualley – who leads the film alongside Jacob Elordi – cinemagoers should seek out the film if they’re after something a little different than other post-apocalyptic films of this type. “I loved how, kind of, quiet and hopeful the story was,” she told Radio Times when asked what sets it apart from other examples in the genre. “It felt very sensitive, and I was excited to see what Ridley – somebody who’s capable of such dynamic, heightened filmmaking – would do with such a kind of sensitive script.” Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by Google reCAPTCHA. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Google reCAPTCHA may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose ‘Accept and continue’ to allow Google reCAPTCHA and its …

Why Positive Psychology Is Essential for a Dog to Thrive

Why Positive Psychology Is Essential for a Dog to Thrive

Published by Jenni Sidey

Human-dog relationships vary from being extremely positive and as reciprocal as possible to being highly abusive, with dogs treated as unfeeling objects and living their lives in fear of making dog-appropriate “mistakes” that upset their humans to the point where they are punished, often harshly, for just being a dog. Research has consistently shown that positive force-free training is the best way to get a dog to do what they need to live in fair harmonious relationships with humans that value the well-being of all involved.1 Along these lines, in her new science-based book Think Like a Dog: How Positive Psychology Can Help Your Dog Thrive, dog expert Jen Golbeck, Ph.D., “shifts our focus from solving problems and scolding ‘bad behavior’ to building on strengths based on qualities like focus, vitality, and curiosity.” Marc Bekoff: Why did you write Think Like a Dog? Jen Golbeck: When I was working on my first book, The Purest Bond, which was about the human-dog bond, I collected so much interesting research about dog psychology that was independent of …