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Dogs are Hip to Joint Replacements
Tweet The relatively new science of complete joint replacement for pets is gaining lots of fans. Athletic dogs can stay competitive, and working and service dogs can continue doing what they do best. Total hip replacement for large dogs has … Continue reading
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2 Million Dogs
Tweet It started in Austin (home to Dogstuff), when Luke Robinson made a promise to his dog, Malcolm. Malcolm was dying, and Luke vowed to help raise awareness of canine cancer. He and his two other dogs walked the 2,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged 10h, 2milliondogs.org, canine cancer, comparative oncology, Dogs and science, research, walking
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Service Dogs Help Kids with Autism
Tweet New research provides additional support for the idea that specially trained service dogs are beneficial for children with autism. A Canadian study showed that service dogs markedly lowered levels of cortisol, a stress-related hormone. In addition, parents noticed fewer … Continue reading
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Is Your Dog Pessimistic?
Tweet Scientists say dogs can have a dish-half-empty attitude, just like people. In particular, dogs that express serious anxiety when left alone may be depressed and need treatment. The New York Times has the details.
Why Are Dog Breeds So Diverse?
Tweet It’s a good question. Dogs are generally understood to have been domesticated from wolves, at least 30,000 years ago. And for most of those many years, dogs were dogs, of no particular breed. They were, in other words, all … Continue reading
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Things Go Better With Dogs
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
How Much is that Doggy On My Screen?
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
Odds and Ends
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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Tagged Dogs and science, Health and Safety, Ice Cream, Longevity
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