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Magic & Mojo believes all animals should thrive, not just survive. Providing all your pet's needs through food & treats, training, education & support.

31/10/2026

Not every dog is comfortable dressing up, and that's okay!

Want a cute of fun pic of your pet in Halloween garb? AI is a great way to still feel included without the stress.

Some dogs don't mind wearing costumes, while others may find them uncomfortable, restrictive, even scary... and can quickly overheat.

Pay attention to your dog's body language.

If they're freezing, trying to remove the costume, moving differently than usual, or avoiding you when you bring it out, those are signs they may not be enjoying the experience.

Costumes should never restrict your dog's vision, hearing, or ability to move. If your dog doesn't want to wear one, don't force them for a cute photo!

It's also important to think about how other dogs might react to costumes.

For small dogs, costumes that make them resemble stuffed animals or toys could attract unwanted attention from larger dogs.

If your dog isn't a fan of costumes, there are plenty of other ways to celebrate!

A festive collar, Halloween bandana, or fun leash can be just as cute!

Billie is 'modelling' her witchy vampire AI generated look.. drop your cuties in comments!

31/10/2026

30/10/2026

There’s money and then there is dog money. 🐕

I never run out of dog money 💰

30/10/2026

Although cancer is a common cause of death in domestic cats, little is known about the range of cancer genes in cat tumors, and how this range might compare with the oncogenome in people.

Researchers in Science have sequenced cancer genes in 493 samples from 13 different types of feline cancer and matched healthy control tissue, gaining a clearer picture of the cat oncogenome and comparing the genes to known cancer-causing mutations in humans.

Learn more on : https://scim.ag/4khuPQn

29/10/2026

The HORROR 🐶

29/10/2026

29/10/2026

Uh-oh, I said the “D” word. A portal should now open & drag me straight to hell, apparently.

For a long time the word Dominance has been used incorrectly to suggest a dog is trying to control the household by force in order to be the ‘Alpha’.
This is not what the word means.

To oppose this concept a large faction of the dog training industry has overcompensated by trying to strike the word off altogether. In doing so this doesn’t teach anyone the accurate definition of the word, it maintains the misunderstanding.

In nearly every post I see about resource guarding, trainers state resource guarding behaviour is ‘not’ dominance, but rather (to quote a recent example):

“Dog B is trying to control access to a valued resource, in this case the owner's attention”.

The commenter has just defined Dominant Behaviour while trying to explain that it’s not.

A simple ethological definition of Dominant Behaviour:

‘Social behaviour by an individual to gain priority access to a resource in the moment’.

(To add, dominant behaviour is distinct from aggressive behaviour as the point is to gain access to a resource without causing injury.)

We don’t do dog trainers or owners any favours by disregarding technical definitions of behaviour because we don’t like how a term has been misused.

This narrative isn’t only driven by not liking terms. The strategy is to avoid using words that demonstrate instinctual species specific behaviours.

There’s a push to ‘soften’ the motivation of dogs and twist behaviour to be more ‘human like’ rather than understand behaviour unique to dogs. Dogs are often compared to children & owners are labelled ‘pet parents’.

Not that any of this is inherently bad, but the focus is becoming so one-sided, investigating the uniqueness of dog behaviour is taking a back seat.

A lot of this is ideology driven in order to soften how dogs are seen so anything other than a positive reinforcement approach is labelled ‘cruel’ because “who would want to use pressure on fur-children”.

This isn’t to suggest that everything should be solved via aversive control. Not at all. But, by reducing dogs to ‘child-like’ beings without species specific drives that need to be understood in a technical, species-specific context, we are throwing the baby out with the bath water.

Further reading:

Barata, R. (2012). Dominance in Dogs: A Comprehensive Scientific Compilation. Human-Animal Science.

(Updated 2024)

https://etologi.dk/dominance-in-dogs/

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