unterHUNDs Research
A large share of behaviour cases has a physical component, and pain is the one most often missed. These reviews cover what chronic pain, poor sleep, diet, gut function and ageing do to behaviour – and what the evidence supports about each.
These articles are written in English and aimed at trainers, behaviour consultants and veterinary professionals. Deutschsprachige Beiträge findest du im Hunderatgeber.
Can you calm an anxious dog by changing its food? The question is reasonable, the recommendations are everywhere, and most of them rest on an argument that sounds compelling: certa…
August 22, 2026
A dog learns two new commands, then sleeps for three hours with electrodes on its head, and afterwards performs better than it did before. That sentence describes an actual experim…
August 7, 2026
A dog lunges at strangers, guards the sofa, or cannot be recalled once another dog appears. Somewhere in the conversation that follows, someone suggests castration — and it is offe…
August 4, 2026
A dog's behavior is not solely the product of training, breed, or personality. Beneath every learned cue, every emotional outburst, and every moment of calm runs a complex, tightly…
April 6, 2026
Aging brings gradual neurobiological change across mammals, but in dogs a subset of individuals develops something beyond normal aging: a pathological condition called Cognitive Dy…
March 29, 2026
Behavioral problems in dogs are often framed as issues of training, socialization, or environmental stress, and aggression, restlessness, hypervigilance, or a sudden loss of appeti…
March 28, 2026
For many owners, a sleeping dog is simply a resting dog – sleep read as a passive pause, a period of physical recovery and quiet. From a neurobiological standpoint it is nothing of…
March 26, 2026
In veterinary behavioral medicine, aggression, irritability, and sudden behavioral change are often approached as behavior problems first and medical problems second – or not at al…
March 17, 2026
Over the past decade, the gut–brain axis has moved from the fringes of neuroscience to its center, reframing the gastrointestinal tract and the brain as one continuously communicat…
March 17, 2026
Two dogs of the same age can be biologically very different, and telomeres are one of the few ways that difference becomes measurable. The idea that follows is attractive: a dog's…
March 17, 2026
Oxytocin, a nine–amino-acid neuropeptide synthesized in the hypothalamus, is frequently invoked to explain the closeness of the dog–human relationship. A growing body of work shows…
December 16, 2025