Author: M Heeler-Davies
Toxins and Poisons Affecting Corgis and Other Dogs in South Africa The Complete Owner’s Guide A comprehensive, South Africa-specific reference for recognising, preventing, and responding to toxic exposures in dogs, with particular attention to Corgis…
Temperament Formation in the Corgi This article builds on the Master Pillar, Temperament Formation in Puppies — read that first for the general science of critical periods, genetics, and early experience that this article assumes…
Attachment Theory Applied Across Species What Secure Base Behaviour Tells Us About the Nature of the Bond Examining the Strange Situation results in dogs and the implications for understanding the relationship as a true attachment…
Physical Development in the Corgi Why does a dog that stands barely a foot tall carry some of the highest spinal and orthopedic risk of any small breed — and why does a Corgi’s…
The Oxytocin-Gaze Loop Why Mutual Eye Contact Proves Human-Dog Bonding Is Real, Not Imagined How a shared hormonal response to eye contact between humans and dogs gives scientific weight to the idea that the bond…
Grief as Evidence of the Bond’s Reality Why the Death of a Dog Can Destabilise Identity and Meaning There’s a particular kind of morning that happens after. The alarm hasn’t changed, but something in the…
The Evolutionary Roots of the Corgi Prerequisite: this article builds on The Evolution of the Domestic Dog (Master Pillar) — read that first for the general science of how wolves became dogs. Here we go…
Boundaries Within Intimacy Why a Strong Bond Requires Respect for Species-Specific Needs Rather Than Complete Emotional Fusion A philosophical and practical reflection on the tension between deep attachment and the necessity of not erasing the…
The Human-Canine Bond A Complete Guide to the Science, History, and Practice of Our Oldest Relationship Human Canine Bond – a dog waits by the window, ears lifting at the cadence of footsteps…
The Formation of the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Corgi Breed History – This article builds on How Dog Breeds Are Formed — read that first for the general science of breed formation (studbook closure, single-gene traits,…