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Life With Dogs: In Context

Life With Dogs: In Context

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Life With Dogs: In Context explores everyday dog behavior through research and careful observation. From sniffing on walks to play signals and familiar routines, each episode looks at what we can understand without pretending every dog means the same thing. Not veterinary or training advice. Science
Episodes
  • Why Dogs Yawn When They Aren't Tired

    Why Dogs Yawn When They Aren't Tired
    8 Oct 2026
    Your dog yawns, but it isn't bedtime. Here's what scientists have learned about dog yawns: why dogs can catch a yawn from people, why yawning shows up in tense moments, and how to read a yawn in its context. Inside this episode: - Not Just Sleepy - Catching a Yawn From You - Yawning When Things Feel Tense - Reading the Whole Dog Sources include the references linked below. Sources and further reading: - [Joly-Mascheroni, Senju & Shepherd 2008, Dogs catch human yawns, Biology Letters](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2610100/) - [Neilands et al. 2020, Contagious yawning is not a signal of empathy, Proceedings of the Royal Society B](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7031662/) - [Romero, Konno & Hasegawa 2013, Familiarity bias and physiological responses in contagious yawning by dogs, PLOS ONE](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3737103/) - [Dogs Trust, Signs your dog may be stressed](https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/understanding-your-dog/signs-your-dog-may-be-stressed) - [Royal Kennel Club, Signs of anxiety in dogs survey](https://www.royalkennelclub.com/media-centre/2023/august/alarming-research-shows-up-to-nine-in-ten-dont-know-crucial-signs-of-anxiety-in-dogs) This episode is an educational overview, not individual professional advice. Details can vary by context. Corrections are incorporated into future editions. Follow Life With Dogs: In Context for more episodes.
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    7 min
  • How Dogs See Color

    How Dogs See Color
    8 Oct 2026

    See your own photos the way your dog sees them, free at biscuitandyarn.com/see.

    Dogs aren't color blind, but they don't see the world the way we do. Here's how a dog's eyes work, why a red ball on green grass can be hard for them to spot, and what dogs see better than we can.

    Inside this episode:

    - Two Kinds of Color Cones- A Red Ball on Green Grass- Seeing in Dim Light- Motion Over Detail

    Sources include the references linked below.

    Sources and further reading:- American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, Vision in pets- Miller 2001, Vision in animals: what do dogs and cats see?- Siniscalchi et al. 2017, Dogs and the Ishihara test, Royal Society Open Science- Kasparson, Badridze & Maximov 2013, Colour cues proved to be more informative for dogs than brightness- Roy et al. 2025, Free-ranging dogs prefer yellow, Animal Cognition

    This episode is an educational overview, not individual professional advice. Details can vary by context. Corrections are incorporated into future editions.

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    8 min
  • The Labrador Retriever: History, Personality and Health

    The Labrador Retriever: History, Personality and Health
    8 Oct 2026

    Love Labradors? Names, traits and art for the breed are at biscuitandyarn.com/lab.

    Labrador Retrievers were America's most popular breed for 31 years in a row. Here's how they went from Newfoundland fishing docks to family sofas, why Labs are so famously food-motivated, and the health topics Lab owners hear about most.

    Inside this episode:

    - From Newfoundland to England- Built to Retrieve- Why Labs Love Food So Much- Health in Context

    Sources include the references linked below.

    Sources and further reading:- American Kennel Club, America's best friend: the Labrador Retriever- American Kennel Club, Labrador Retriever breed standard- Raffan et al. 2016, A deletion in the canine POMC gene, Cell Metabolism- University of Cambridge, Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors- McGreevy et al. 2018, Labrador Retrievers under primary veterinary care in the UK- Pegram et al. 2021, Health of Labrador Retrievers compared with other dogs, Scientific Reports

    This episode is an educational overview, not individual professional advice. Details can vary by context. Corrections are incorporated into future editions.

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    9 min
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