Hi folks, while on a short break in Ireland I visited Belfast, a place that for the majority of my life was synonymous with violence.

Fortunately in recent years the situation has calmed down a lot. However, you don't have to look far to see that feelings run deep still.

Check out my short video below to see how spending time there gave me another valuable insight into the true relationship between dogs and dog owners and how it shows in our behaviour:

In a dogs nature, the biggest threat to you is the nearest pack to you which means dogs will scent mark the boundaries to remind other packs that this is their territory and to keep away. It seems we too can be tribal, territorial creatures. Cheers. Tony Knight