Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2025 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

Dachshunds are sometimes nicknamed wiener or sausage dogs. Their long bodies and short legs once helped them tunnel underground, chasing badgers and other animals who live in burrows. Siberian huskies are strong, swift runners with thick, warm fur. That makes them great at pulling sleds through ice and snow. These little dogs get their name from the French word for butterfly: papillon. Do those big ears look like butterfly wings to you? Greyhounds are sleek, graceful racers. They’re built to run fast but not for long distances. Goldens are big, friendly dogs who love to swim. They were originally bred to retrieve, or fetch, ducks, pigeons, and other wild birds shot by hunters. Smart dogs who love to work, border collies are champs at herding sheep. They learn quickly and…

Noises—like barks, growls, whines, and howls—are one way dogs talk. But to really understand how a dog is feeling, check out its body language. From perked-up ears to wagging tails, dogs use all their parts to communicate with other dogs and with humans. Let’s play! A dog’s mouth can say more than just “woof!” A dog pulls its lips back and shows its sharp teeth to say, “I’m mad! Go away!” Loose lips and an open mouth with a tongue hanging out mean a dog is happy and friendly. What’s that sound? A dog with both ears perked up is curious. But when it presses its ears down and back, it’s saying, “I’m worried.” Tails talk too. Be sure to watch the wag. If its tail is wagging quickly, the…

Last year, when my big brother Jed got Shyla, he said I could help take care of her. He said the whole family needed to help. Shyla was the cutest little black Labrador retriever puppy, but we didn’t get her just because she was soft and playful and roly-poly. Jed said that in about a year, we’d give Shyla back to The Seeing Eye. And then she’d be ready to learn to be a dog guide for someone who can’t see. A year seemed like a long time back then. Now it feels way too short. I remember the day they brought Shyla to our house. She was only eight weeks old, and she came with a bag of puppy food and a lot of instructions. That night she whimpered…