News tagged with rottweiler dogs

Message for women and dogs: keeping ovaries is linked to longevity

(PhysOrg.com) -- This year, hundreds of thousands of women and pet dogs will undergo a hysterectomy and have their ovaries removed along with their uterus. Now, two independent research studies looking at longevity may challenge ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1




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Dog skull dates back 33,000 years

If you think a Chihuahua doesn't have much in common with a Rottweiler, you might be on to something.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study shows young, unsupervised children most at risk for dog bites

As dog bites become an increasingly major public health concern, a new study shows that unsupervised children are most at risk for bites, that the culprits are usually family pets and if they bite once, they will bite again ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Hip dysplasia susceptibility in dogs may be underreported, according to comparative study

A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'2 dogs 2,000 miles' trek promotes dog DNA for cancer research

A man and his two dogs on a 2,000-mile walk to raise awareness about cancer in dogs is helping a new $5.3 million canine cancer project recently launched by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Van ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dogs are aggressive if they are trained badly

Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behaviour compared to all the owner-dependant factors. This is ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 6

Cancer cures could work for canines and humans

One of the major issues associated with longer life expectancy in man and his best friend is an increase in the incidence of cancer. Even though they cannot talk it seems dogs might be able to tell us why and how certain ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 12, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ancient Genetic Material Keeps Pups Pint-Sized

Soon after humans began domesticating dogs 12,000 to 15,000 years ago, they started breeding small canines. Now, scientists from the University of Utah and seven other institutions have identified a piece of ...

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created Apr 05, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0


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