OpinionDogs This article is more than 6 months old‘Puppy yoga’ is on the rise – and as a dog welfare specialist, I’m horrifiedThis article is more than 6 months oldEsme WheelerA new documentary makes distressing claims about the animals’ welfare. If we really love dogs, let’s start acting like it Humans owe dogs our eternal gratitude for the contributions they make to society – from saving lives in the military and police, to advancing scientific research through the power of their noses, to providing vital assistance allowing people to live fulfilling, independent lives.

50 greatest symphoniesClassical musicSymphony guide: Bruckner's 6thBruckner's "saucy" sixth is the symphony that disproves those lazy received opinions about his music “He wrote the same symphony nine times.” "His one-dimensional orchestration is all thanks to his training as an organist.” They're "cathedrals of sound.” "They sound like Schenkerian middlegrounds” … and other such clichés. (Full marks if you got the last one, by the way, but I promise that’s what some musical analysts, especially those disciples of Heinrich Schenker, think of the symphonies.

FilmZoe Kazan is no stranger to Hollywood: her parents, boyfriend and late grandfather Elia all found fame in the industry. Now it’s her turn – and she’s doing it differently Zoe Kazan has been in a lot of movies but, as she tells me on the short walk from a photo studio in Manhattan to an Indian restaurant for lunch, she has been troubled by the paparazzi only once. The actor is in pale dungaree shorts and an embroidered denim jacket, and at 33 is slight and earnest; she could, if she wanted to, still just about carry off bunches.

THE BODY BEAUTIFULDoes beheading hurt? Gail White, Glasgow I once sat with someone who had just had their leg torn off and they had absolutely no idea though there was a dull ache. I suspect the body compensates for the pain by numbing the nerve ends through shock. Anyway, how would you ever ask? Calvin, London UK The act of beheading via axe was considered barbaric as the axe man would often miss the clean killing stroke.

RelationshipsRelationship splits are even messier in the online age. When must you change your Facebook status? And who gets custody of Netflix? Here’s all the advice you need You are suddenly single again. Should you steer clear of social media?In the early stages of a breakup, going online can feel like the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan, only instead of waiting artillery there are pictures of your ex, ready to blow you to bits.