10 Common Dog Behaviors Explained

Dog behavior can be puzzling to both new and experienced dog owners. Dogs do not operate with the same motivations as people, so their actions don’t always make sense to us.  

Here are 10 of the most common dog behavior issues and how to resolve them in your own home.

Chewing. 
Puppies love to chew, especially while they are teething. It feels good on raw gums, and very young puppies use their mouths to explore their world, tasting as they go. 

This is both natural and unavoidable, so prevention is the best cure for chewing. 

Dog-proof your home by moving harmful items like wires, power cords, cleaning supplies, and other small objects out of your dog’s reach. 

Have plenty of acceptable chew toys on hand. 

For teething puppies, freeze a baby’s teething ring or even a knotted rag for quick, inexpensive relief. 

So long as your dog has sufficient acceptable toys to chew, he will not chew on unacceptable items, like your dress shoes.Whenever the dog is in his crate or in a room, there should always be chew toys for him. If you see your dog chewing on something he shouldn’t, correct him by saying “No,” and give him one of its toys instead.

There are commercial products available to spray on items you don’t want your dog to chew; these sprays will make anything taste unpleasant. 

If you choose to use these sprays, test a small corner of the item first to avoid ruining it. While this method can be effective, it should only be used to supplement the addition of acceptable chew toys. 

Spraying your personal items with bitter spray alone won’t teach your dog to chew on only his toys.

Biting. Biting is a natural part of healthy, friendly puppy play between animals.

It is not, however, a healthy part of puppy play with her owner. Puppies learn when and how hard to bite by playing with their littermates; mimic this play by whining pitifully if your puppy bites you, then replacing your hand with a chew toy.Lavish praise on your puppy when she chews the toy. 

If your puppy keeps biting you, stand up and stop playing with her. 

For a puppy, it’s no fun unless someone’s playing, and she will learn to stop chewing almost immediately. 

For an older dog, correct her by saying “No,” and withdraw your hand. 

Never put up with a puppy biting you. 

When a biting puppy becomes an adult, her behavioral problems will only become more severe.

Growling over food. Many people think that dogs are entitled to be protective of their food and that growling is a natural response. 

However, a dog growling at a person over food can escalate into much larger issues, especially if growling is just one of many other behavioral problems.Place several small bowls of food next to each other. As your dog goes to eat one of the bowls, move one of the other bowls to the other side, but still within the dog’s reach. 

Keep up this repetition until the dog realizes that a human hand is no threat to his food. 

Barking. Each time your dog barks, go see why the dog is barking. 

If it’s for a good reason, like a stranger near your property, praise the dog and then tell him to be quiet. If it’s for another reason, like a squirrel in a tree, tell the dog to be quiet and immediately go back into the house. 

The dog will soon see that sometimes barking is acceptable, but not always. The dog will learn to bark for the ‘good’ reasons. 

If the dog sees a squirrel in a tree, he will still bark, but not continually. Instead, he will bark once or twice to scare the squirrel and be satisfied.

Digging. Dogs like to make dens--either out of boredom, or to make a nice spot to lie down. Digging is a natural tendency for dogs.If you have the room to do so, make an acceptable spot for your dog to dig, like a sandbox. Place the sandbox in an area that is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. 

Place your dog’s toys or treats in the box and encourage your dog to dig in it by digging in the box yourself. 

Periodically turn the dirt over or place new earth in the sandbox to keep it exciting for him.

If you don’t have the room for a sandbox, fill the holes your dog makes with rocks, sticks, dead leaves, pine needles, or even old dog feces.

The dog will find this junk when he digs and quit digging, with the idea that it’s not worth the effort to dig if nothing interesting comes out of it.

Getting in the garbage. 
Crate the dog to keep him out of the garbage when you’re not home, and correct the dog when he gets into the garbage while you are home. Purchase a heavy-duty lidded step trashcan and take it out before it’s filled to overflowing. 

Dispose of especially savory trash (to a dog) immediately, like bones and meat.Jumping. 
Jumping is a dog’s expression of happiness.

If you don’t mind your dog jumping, train your dog to jump only when it’s ok, via a signal that you give your dog. Otherwise, it will equate jumping as an always-ok action, which can be challenging when guests that don’t own a dog enter your home. 

Correct the dog immediately when he is about to jump. 

Praise him when all four paws are back on the ground.

Soiling in the house. Even dogs that are housebroken make mistakes. They can happen for a variety of reasons.

If your dog has a physical problem like a urinary tract or parasite infection, he will lose control of his bladder. 

Some dogs temporarily lose control of their bladders when they become excited, feel threatened or are scared. 

Dogs also mark their territory with urine; if they believe their territory has been invaded, they may incite territorial marking.Dogs may also make mistakes in the house as a result of separation anxiety. If they’re left alone in the house for long periods of time, and soiling is accompanied by other destructive behavior, separation anxiety is likely the cause. 

To fix soiling in the house, first identify the cause of the behavior and alter the environment so that he will not repeat the behavior.

Pulling on the leash. 
The dog that does not walk properly on a leash requires a bit of training. 

When the dog is about to apply any tension to the leash, immediately stop in your tracks and be firm. 

When the dog turns to see what has happened to you, praise him for noticing and simultaneously move him back into his heel position. 

So long as the dog remains next to your leg, continue to praise him and give him rewards if necessary. 

Right next to you should be the most fun place for him to be. 

If he loses concentration and is about to put any tension on the leash again, stop without warning and repeat the sequence.Whining or Crying. This usually results from an owner giving in when a dog whines or cries. This provides positive reinforcement for the dog’s actions. Dogs learn that whining produces a favored response from the owner. If the dog sees that if he whines, he gets a nice long walk, he will whine to get one every time.

Make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise and is fed a healthy diet. 

Reward him when his whining has stopped for over three seconds. 

Ignore whining for superfluous attention at all costs.

Effective Dog DisciplineRemember that a dog is a pack animal, and he sees himself as part of your pack. 

Once you cater to the dog’s whim and let him lead, you become part of his pack and he becomes alpha male. 

These common dog behaviors are easily trained out of a dog, so don’t be alarmed if they’re present in your puppy.Be consistent and firm when your dog does the wrong things, and keep the praise flowing when he does the right things. 

Training your dog can be a process, but the happiness you’ll gain from proper dog behavior makes the effort worthwhile.

Woman gives birth to baby with two heads

A woman in India gave birth Wednesday to an incredibly unique pair of conjoined twins.

The woman, who has been identified as 28-year-old Urmila Sharma, gave birth to what appears to be a baby girl with two heads.

She also has two necks and two spines and share one body, which makes it impossible for doctors to separate the twins. Doctors are concerned she may not survive more than a few days.

New York Daily News reports Sharma and her husband couldn't afford to have an ultrasound earlier in the pregnancy to check for complications so they had no idea she was carrying the twins.

A doctor told the Daily Mail they didn't find out until two weeks before giving birth and by then it was too late to do anything.

The baby is currently being treated in intensive care.

Houston dad shoots, kills boy found inside daughter’s bedroom

A Houston-area father fatally shot a 17-year-old boy who was inside his teen daughter's bedroom early Thursday morning, MyFoxHouston.com reported.

The father, who was not identified, was notified by one of his children that there was someone in his 16-year-old daughter's room, the report said. He reportedly found his daughter in bed with the teen.

The confrontation occurred around 2:20 a.m. The father had a gun and asked the teen to identify himself, police said, according to the report. His daughter reportedly told her father that she did not know the teen and that the two were not in bed.

The father said he told the teen not to move, but reportedly saw the teen reach for something, at which point police say the father opened fire. The teen did not have a gun. His daughter later confessed that she did indeed know the teen, the report said.

"You just feel terrible for the families," one neighbor told the station. "You just kind of reflect on both of these families’ lives have changed forever."

The father was taken by ambulance from the home for treatment of an unrelated medical situation. So far no arrests have been made, but detectives told the station that they are going to refer the case to a grand jury.

Watch the new, customizable Windows Phone 8.1 camera app in action

Microsoft didn't just equip Windows Phone 8.1 with a redesigned notification center and a Siri nemesis called Cortana, it also revamped its stock camera app. While many of the current app's features remain intact, a video leaked by Unleash The Phones shows that the right side of the interface now features shortcut buttons for single photo, video and burst photo modes. The left side, however, is completely customizable, and a user can easily fill it with up to five shortcuts to settings (flash, lens picker, resolution, ISO among others) of their choice. Curious WP users who want to know how the updated app compares to Nokia's camera software can watch the video after the jump. Of course, they might only have to wait a bit more to know everything about the OS... and to finally find out if they can install it on their WP8 devices.

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Fake chef pranks news stations with awful recipes

When it comes to viral video pranks, they call this "the long con." With the holiday season well in our rear view mirror, that's exactly what Chef Keith Gurke was going for.

Nick Prueher appeared on five morning shows throughout the Midwest, posing as Chef Keith Gurke trying to promote his new book, "Leftovers. Right: Making a Winner of Last Night's Dinner."

Only problem is, the book doesn't exist, and Nick (AKA Chef Keith Gurke) isn't actually a chef. He's a comedian who went on a bunch of news shows during the holidays and got reporters to try out his gross concoctions made from leftovers. Now, he admits it was all a lie.

Some Chef Gurke favorites included: mashed potato ice cream cones and smoothies with raw cranberries, pumpkin pie and milk all blended together. Nick says he did this prank because he hated appearing on TV interviews when promoting his comedy tours.

But news stations, beware: Nick isn't finished just yet. He says he hopes to pull this off again next year as a new character.

Snake Eats Crocodile By Swallowing It Whole

After a long-fought battle in Australia, a python bested a crocodile and swallowed the reptile whole.

Bystanders Marvin Muller and Tiffany Corlis managed to capture photos of the snake eating the crocodile over a span of several hours in Queensland.

The snake reportedly fought the croc for five hours in Lake Moondarra. Winning the fight, the python constricted its prey to death. The estimated 10-foot snake then dragged the 3-foot croc ashore and proceeded to swallow it whole in front of a group of onlookers.

"We saw the snake fighting with the crocodile -- it would roll the crocodile around to get a better grip, and coil its body around the crocodile's legs to hold it tight," Corlis said, describing the scene to BBC News. "After the crocodile had died, the snake uncoiled itself, came around to the front, and started to eat the crocodile, face-first."

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National Geographic identified the snake as an olive python and the croc as a Johnson's crocodile, both of which are native to Australia.

While it may look like the python took on too big of a meal, snake expert Bryan Fry of the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Science said it's not uncommon for a python to take on a croc of this size.

"Crocs are more dangerous to catch but easier to sneak up on," Fry told the Brisbane Times. "The problem is they are risking being injured or killed, so they have to be judicious."

After its hefty meal, the python should be full for at least a month.

Texas lake welcomes back paddlefish gone for years

UNCERTAIN, Texas (AP) - Deep beneath the surface of Texas' only naturally formed lake there used to swim a massive, open-mouthed dinosaur-era fish with a long snout and prized caviar. Now, decades after the paddlefish was almost completely wiped out, it's coming back to Caddo Lake. This time, the fish will be closely tracked by scientists, researchers and students in 20 schools as part of a broad collaboration between private, state and federal agencies attempting to revitalize a long-damaged ecosystem by changing the water releases from a nearby dam. Scientists believe if the paddlefish survive it will be a sign the ecosystem is recovering. Rick Lowerre, president of the Caddo Lake Institute, a private nonprofit established in 1992 by The Eagles' frontman Don Henley to help preserve and revitalize the wetland area where he grew up, said the paddlefish will not "reverse what humans have done." "It'll be very important if we can show ... that we can reintroduce and recover this fish, more as a symbol of returning the system to a healthy condition," Lowerre said. The paddlefish experiment is part of a larger five-year project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change how water is released from the Lake O' the Pines Dam. Traditionally, the Corps released water largely to prevent flooding, especially in nearby Jefferson, a town of old time general stores, antique shops and bed and breakfasts. As a result, the Corps failed to account for the river's natural flows, explained Laura Huffman, director of the Nature Conservancy in Texas, another group involved in the project. The stronger flows, or "spring pulses," signaled to the paddlefish it was time to migrate to their spawning grounds. When the flows disappeared, so did the paddlefish. A new agreement with the Corps of Engineers and a local water provider will allow the releases to more closely mimic the watershed's natural flows while also providing flood control. The belief is this will allow the paddlefish, long on the state's list of threatened marine life, to once again flourish, Huffman said. "It's the balance that's so important," she said. "When an ecosystem gets out of balance certain species will dominate that shouldn't dominate." The Army Corps of Engineers is reaching similar agreements elsewhere in the country to redirect water releases as the ecological damage from dams becomes more apparent. By reintroducing up to 50 paddlefish into Caddo Lake, scientists and researchers will be able to test the theory that by more closely mimicking nature, some of the native habitats, ecosystems and wildlife that disappeared will start to recover. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inserted transmitters into the paddlefish, which can grow to be 7-feet long and 200 pounds. Three antenna-like receiving towers along different parts of the watershed will help scientists monitor the fish. Students, meanwhile, will track them on the Caddo Institute's website. Some have already "named" their fish, and walk around with "Save the Paddlefish" signs. Local stores have collection boxes on their counters to raise money for the $100,000 project. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will track the fish from small boats in areas of the 26,000-acre lake where there are no receivers. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the state agency released about 300,000 baby paddlefish into Texas waters, including Caddo Lake. It's unclear that any remain in the lake today, said Timothy Bister, a district fisheries biologist with the agency. "About half of the fish that were tagged with transmitters were lost downstream within eight months of stocking," he said. But the paddlefish thrived in the lake in the 1800s when little Jefferson boasted Texas' largest lake port and cotton flowed on steamboats and rafts down to New Orleans. The fish survived various changes that people made to the lake over the years. In the 1950s, though, when Lake O' the Pines was built and the flows were regulated, the paddlefish finally disappeared. "There's no point in even doing this experiment unless we have those increased flows," Neal said. "It's going to have a really positive impact on a lot of things."

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Pizza Hut's concept touch table lets you swipe your way to a perfect pie

With hundreds of mom and pop shops in the New York area, it's been upwards of a decade since I've stepped foot in a Pizza Hut. But the fast food giant's latest dining concept may just have me reconsidering that self-imposed chain pizzeria embargo. The interactive table, created in partnership with Chaotic Moon Studios, lets you visualize your order as you construct it. Pick your crust, select your sauce and cheese (half or whole), then add toppings like chicken, mushrooms and peppers to your liking. You can even double down on calories by rounding out your meal with a serving of cheese sticks, Spicy Asian wings or Hershey's Chocolate Dunkers. Just keep in mind that after all that touching, your fingers will be coated in varying levels of greasy stranger danger -- be sure to wash your hands before your pie arrives!

Scientists get a shark's eye view using wearable computers

Sure, Sharknado and Sharktopus are fun to watch with friends on a weekend, but they also prove that sharks still get a bad rap. Clearly, what we've learned about the animal's behavior since Jaws came out isn't nearly enough, so a group of researchers are attempting to find out more... by strapping a bunch of gadgets to a bunch of sharks. Think of these things as a combination of a GoPro and asportsband -- they're equipped with sensors and cameras that monitor and video a shark's adventures.

Thanks to the researchers' efforts, they were able to disprove a couple of misconceptions about how the animals move. Unlike what scientists previously thought, sharks power swim (rather than glide effortlessly) to traverse vast expanses of water, and deep sea species aren't lazy slowpokes compared to their shallow water brethren. The researchers (who hail from University of Hawaii and University of Tokyo) even got some sweet underwater footage that the subjects (unknowingly) took themselves embedded after the jump.

So, what's next for these shark-loving scientists, you ask? Well, now that they know what's going on around the sharks outside, the next step is inward -- they're planning an ingestible device. Hopefully, that can give us a better understanding of the predators' diet, so people will stop assuming that human limbs are a shark's favorite snack.

Watch out Kinect, AllSee does gesture control without a camera

What if you could turn the music down on your phone by just waving your hand? That's the idea behind AllSee, a new gadget under development by computer scientists at the University of Washington. Built by the same guys who created the gesture-recognition in the Galaxy Nexus, the tiny sensor works completely different than the feature in devices like the Galaxy S5 that require the use of the forward-facing camera. Instead, AllSee uses TV signals to not only help it recognize gestures, but also as exceptionally efficient source power. That means it doesn't need a battery to operate and can see your movements even when your phone is out of sight in your pocket -- pretty awesome.

AllSee is able to do that by working essentially as a wireless receiver. When you move your hand, you disrupt the wireless signals around you in a way that it can recognize and then translate into a command. The best part? AllSee is able to do it all at a price of less than a buck. While the tech is currently being demoed on a phone, it's a pretty neat trick that we can see implemented a number of pretty fantastic ways. A robot to bring you a drink with a simple 'come hither' motion, anyone?

Leaked screenshots reveal Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant for Windows Phone

We already know that Microsoft is set to become the last major player to launch a digital assistant, but previews of what "Cortana" will look like have been almost non-existent. Now, thanks to leaked screenshots from The Verge, we're getting our first look at what to expect when the company's Siri rival makes its public debut with the launch of Windows Phone 8.1. Confirming earlier reports, Microsoft has opted for a circular animated icon as its primary UI element, which will use the same highlight color you've chosen on your Windows Phone device. That icon will reportedly jump about the screen as it asks you questions and responds to your requests.

Cortana can also be tweaked to personalize greetings, allowing you change your name or set a nickname for when it provides alerts, offers suggestions or displays reminders. Microsoft appears to be taking a few pages out of Apple and Google's playbooks, which is further evidenced by the inclusion of a setting that will index your emails in order to track flights and other services -- just like Google Now. It's not clear whether Microsoft will add more services to its assistant before Windows Phone 8.1 makes its way to devices, or if it will even stick with Cortana codename, but we may only have to wait a month until we find out for sure.

'Breatharian' Barbie Valeria Lukyanova Says She Wants To Live Off Light And Air Alone

A Ukrainian model who has cast herself as a real-life Barbie doll says she eventually hopes to live without eating or drinking.

Valeria Lukyanova, whose doll-like features and ultra-thin waist have stirred controversy in the past, has apparently made it her goal to survive "on air and light alone."

"In recent weeks I have not been hungry at all," Lukyanova said, according to the International Business Times. "I'm hoping it's the final stage before I can subsist on air and light alone."

The website linked that dietary desire to a New Age practice known as Breatharianism, in which followers neither eat nor drink, believing they can exist solely on "cosmic micro-food."

Lukyanova, who believes in reincarnation and claims to have been in contact with transdimensional beings, has said she uses her appearance to promote her "spiritual ideas."

But Jezebel.com maintains that Lukyanova is merely starving herself in order to maintain her dollish proportions.

Last year, a 65-year-old Seattle woman who went 47 days living only on water and tea, cited Breatharian yogis as her inspiration. Naveena Shine's goal was to maintain the extreme fast for 100 days, but she called it off after receiving what she called "a message from the universe that it is time to stop."

Commenting on Shine's case, Dr. Ronald Hoffman, medical director of the Hoffman Center and host of a weekly health talk podcast, told the Guardian that it is "delusional to think that you can escape the laws of biology."

At least one person has starved to death trying to adhere to a Breatharian regimen.

$1 fix could secure your garage from thieves

While there are a number of ways thieves can break into homes, one of the easiest is through the garage door -- after all, it is the biggest door in most homes.

The automatic garage door isn't as secure as many think, and thieves have discovered a simple way (according to KOAT, it takes just six seconds) to get inside.

Luckily, there is a very simple, inexpensive way to fend off garage bandits: the zip tie. Just thread a plastic zip tie through the emergency release latch (check out the video for a visual).

The zip tie should be strong enough that it would prevent a hanger from opening the garage door, but make sure you have enough strength to bust it in an emergency. An important note: If anyone in your family isn't strong enough to disable it if necessary, this may not be the right option for you.