Monthly Archives: August 2010

Dogs and Gardening

Posted on August 30, 2010 by DogMom

Tweet Anyone who loves both will recognize the laments in this New York Times piece. Plus, some tips on how to restrain and retrain your dogs’ garden behavior.

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The Ultimate Cat-Friendly House

Posted on August 26, 2010 by DogMom

Tweet We love dogs here at Dogblog, but we’re pretty fond of other critters, too. So every now and then we give the dogs a day off and let some other animal(s) take center stage. Today, it’s cats — and … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Stewart and a Dog Named Beau

Posted on August 22, 2010 by DogMom

TweetJimmy Stewart, on the Johnny Carson show, reads a poem about his dog Beau.

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Things Go Better With Dogs

Posted on August 21, 2010 by DogMom

Tweet Of course we knew that, but here’s more scientific proof! Researchers have found that office productivity increases when dogs are underfoot. Really. You can show this to your boss (after researching it on your own time, of course). Maybe … Continue reading →

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How Much is that Doggy On My Screen?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by DogMom

Tweet Dogs are getting smarter all the time, it seems. The latest evidence of their cognitive abilities comes from the University of Vienna in Austria. Researchers found, using photographs of dogs and landscapes, that dogs could form an abstract concept … Continue reading →

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The Dogs of Italy

Posted on August 16, 2010 by DogMom

Tweet“Unlike in America, dogs go almost everywhere with their people.” Enjoy the story and gallery of photographs here.

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Odds and Ends

Posted on August 14, 2010 by DogMom

TweetHappy Saturday, everyone! Here are some bits and pieces of doggy news for you. A London-based business gives dogs their own ice cream: A New York dog might be the world’s oldest: Scientists have found a fossil that may be … Continue reading →

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Dog DNA: So Much Variation, So Few Genes

Posted on August 11, 2010 by DogMom

Tweet You’d think a Great Dane and a dachshund wouldn’t have that much in common, genetically speaking. But it turns out they’re far more similar than one might suspect. Scientists have recently completed the most complete analysis yet of domestic … Continue reading →