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Source: By Rick Kimpel - Flickr: Parker the Marker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia I’ve spent many years researching and thinking about the ethical contours of human-dog relationships, especially the ...

Dogs are famously known as “man’s best friend” for a reason. Dog owners often feel their pets understand them intuitively. In situations of fear, some dogs seem to pay special attention to their ...