Dog owners teaching their pooches to sit, come when called, and stop the shoe-chewing are better off giving their dogs breaks, rather than daily drills.

Beagles trained once or twice a week for a short period learn more between sessions than those taught every day in long lessons. The results are partly based on the brain’s need to consolidate and cement what learns during sleep, says animal behavior researcher Helle Demant of the University of Copenhagen.

“It’s an important study for setting the right expectations for owners and some trainers,” said James Ha, a certified applied animal...

Welcome to the Spotify party, USA. Sorry, the keg’s pretty much empty — you guys brought booze, right? As we’re polite and considerate hosts, we’re ready to share our deepest darkest secrets about Spotify with you.

Pagedown in results: First up, finding the song you want. Spotify has an annoying habit of only giving you the most popular...