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  • Do Dogs Forget Their People?

    Do Dogs Forget Their People?

    Let’s say your long-term relationship totally implodes. Browsing for a new apartment, or a therapist, you hear your dog bark in the other room and realise, with a start, that it isn’t actually your dog. Once you’re all moved out, the dog will be out of your life, too. Stewing in self-pity, you think, and…


  • Does Your Cat Actually Hate You?

    Does Your Cat Actually Hate You?

    Dogs wear their hearts on their sleeves. Cats – or at least some cats, some of the time – can spend years at your side without making it totally clear that they know, or care, who you are. An expression vaguely resembling contentment flits across their face and you think, triumphantly, “See! My cat doesn’t…