About Pawsidor
Pawsidor exists because most pet advice online is vague, unsourced, or padded to fill a word count. Every article here answers one question completely — backed by peer-reviewed research and the world's leading animal behaviour scientists.
Our mission
Most pet advice online falls into one of three categories: vague generalizations with no sources, listicles padded to hit a word count, or content written by people who have never opened a peer-reviewed paper in their lives.
We built Pawsidor to be different. Every post answers one question completely. The short answer for when you're in a hurry. The actual science for when you want to understand properly. The nuance for when it's more complicated than it looks. The health flags for when something might be wrong. The practical takeaway for what to actually do.
No filler. No listicles. No unsourced claims. Just the best current science, explained clearly for real pet owners.
How every article is built
Every factual claim is traced to published research — journals, university studies, and books by credentialed animal scientists.
We don't stop at the short answer. Every article covers the science, the nuance, the exceptions, and the health flags that matter.
We write until the question is answered, not until a word count is hit. If a post can be shorter, it is shorter.
Every source is listed. You can check our work, read the original papers, and follow the science yourself.
Our sources
Dog Cognition
Director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on canine perception, social behaviour, and what dogs actually understand about the world.
Feline Behaviour
Anthrozoologist at the University of Bristol and founder of the Anthrozoology Institute. One of the world's leading experts on the domestic cat's social behaviour and evolution.
Animal Behaviour
Certified Applied Animal Behaviourist and Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Specialises in the science of human-animal communication and dog behaviour.
Canine Psychology
Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. His research on dog intelligence and cognition has shaped our understanding of the canine mind.
