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Category Archives: science
Dog Breeds at Risk for Cancer
Golden retrievers get lymphoma, collies are susceptible to nasal cancer and boxers are in danger of contracting brain cancer according to new research published in Scientific American. What’s more, the cancers exhibit themselves similarly in these dogs as in humans, … Continue reading
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Tagged boxers, cancer, canine cancer, collies, golden retrievers, medical research, scientific american
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The Most Genetically Distinct Dog Breeds
A recent study by the National Institutes of Health and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation shows that some physical traits, like height and fur color, can be traced to the specific genes of dachshunds, poodles, beagles, border collies, and others. … Continue reading
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Tagged beagles, breeding, DNA, genetic research, german shepherds, greyhounds, shar-peis
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Are Pigs Smarter Than Dogs?
Figuring out how mirrors work is one measure of superior intelligence in animals. Apes and dolphins are on board with mirror dynamics, and now pigs are the latest high scorers in the mirror self-recognition test. But what about dogs? And … Continue reading
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Can Scent Dogs Really Help Solve Crimes?
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How Effective Are Canine DNA Tests?
You may have heard chitchat around the dog park about DNA testing for dogs. Whether out of a desire to troubleshoot health issues or plain old curiosity, owners are using the test to find out their mutt’s pedigree. But how … Continue reading
First Dog Bo Is Hypoallergenic and Much More
A big priority for the Obamas in selecting a family dog was that it be hypoallergenic. That narrowed the search down to Poodles, Bichon Frises, a host of terriers, and Portuguese Water Dogs. Ultimately, they went with the Portuguese Water … Continue reading
Snoring Linked to Dog Ownership
This new research out of Sweden is a bit of a downer: “Dogs may increase airborne particles that would encourage inflammation and thereby alter upper airway anatomy early in life, causing an increased susceptibility for adult snoring.” In other words, … Continue reading
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Can Your Dog Read Your Mind?
A group of 200 scientists gathered last month in Budapest at the first Canine Science Forum to share their findings on what goes on inside the minds of dogs. What they know so far? Barking conveys information about a dog’s … Continue reading
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The World’s Smartest Dogs
“Even our closest relatives, the great apes, can’t do what Betsy can do—hear a word only once or twice and know that the acoustic pattern stands for something.” —Juliane Kaminski, a cognitive psychologist studying Betsy, a border collie with a … Continue reading
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Salmonella in Humans Linked to Dry Dog Food
For the first time ever, dry dog food contaminated with salmonella was linked to infections in humans. Read more about it here.
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For Animals, Ignorance Really May Be Bliss
This story in the New York Times’ Science section says that in the animal kingdom, intelligence isn’t necessarily a good thing.
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