The Beginning

   Ever heard the phrase "Dog, men's best friend" of course you have, for thousands of years dogs have been regarded as men's loyal companion, friend, and family. But have you ever stopped and wondered  what makes them such great companions. I myself have two dogs of my own and while  watching nature shows on wolves I start to think and wonder how different is our modern dogs to wild wolves then  questions start to pop up . One of those is if a dog is domesticated them why must it mark its territory like a wolf ? Why must it still act upon instinct? Although I have many unanswered questions I feel that this Nature project will not just help me learn more about my own dog but also on the species of dog itself. Finally out of the two dogs I have I will be focusing on Franky he is a 3 year old Boston Terrier, I decided to focus on him specifically because I've only been with him 1 year and thus feel like I have yet to uncover his full potential and character. Another reason I want to focus on Franky is that he is very stubborn and has some obedience problems, I am planning on not just observing Franky but bonding and trying to teach him some new things.


First Entry
9/25/14

Today while watching Fraky eat his food I stopped and started to wonder how was it that Franky ate so damn fast compared to my other dog I mean I must have taken him about 1 minute to clear out his dish while it took Pirate my poodle about twice as much. I started to think of a possible explanation. Maybe Franky was really hungry today but then again this happens daily. Maybe his just fat but then again Franky only weighs 2 more pounds then Pirate. So then the logical answer would be that his half dog half pig right? Nope, after researching I found out that the answer is Franky's smushed face that wrinkly, pig looking, noise making, cute face has its purpose and its not just to make him look adorable. It turns out that dogs like franky who have a smushed face are called Brachycephalic dogs this includes Bulldogs, Boxers, and Boston Terriers. So how does this help Franky eat faster the answer is that having a smushed face means more air can get through the nasal cavity in other words more air more food without stopping to catch there breath.