“Defecation is a major activity of daily living.” Thus begins a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, and truer words have rarely been written.
In addition to docility and a willingness to please human masters, domestication wrought other anatomical and physiological changes: smaller and floppier ears, a shrunken brain, a shortened muzzle and white patches of fur.
Dogs have a real problem with toy dogs.
Your newfound freedom comes with the price of greater responsibility.