Why would a dog yell at the mail carrier day after day, even though the postal worker always comes at the exact same time and does the exact same thing at your front door? Why do some dogs take their food far from their bowl to eat, while others lick you for far longer than can comfortably be tolerated? Truth be told, they have a canine rationale for all their behaviors, and if you know it, you won’t find their actions so strange, or annoying.
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