James Harcus with dog Biba

It is commonly accepted in dog psychology that canines share with humans all the basic emotions: joy, love, fear, anger and disgust. They also feel shame - just  look at their little faces when you find half-chewed shoes or remnants of food stolen from the worktop! It is clear as a bell that we can deliberately or inadvertently hurt our dogs' feelings. So, why as a nation of so-called dog lovers (on a per capita...