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Plants & Animals Feb 3, 2024

Training an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog, but not your frog, can be punished

People talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they're good, reassurance when they're confused and affection when they're cuddling. We also speak to animals when they misbehave. "Why did you do that?" someone might ...

Plants & Animals Feb 1, 2024

Study finds small, long-nosed dogs live the longest

Small, long-nosed (or dolichocephalic) dog breeds such as Whippets have the highest life expectancies in the UK, while male dogs from medium-sized flat-faced (or brachycephalic) breeds such as English Bulldogs have the lowest. ...

Veterinary medicine Jan 31, 2024

38% of surveyed Danish dog owners put their dogs on unlicensed cannabinoids

In a new study, 38% of dog owners surveyed in Denmark reported giving their pups cannabinoids, particularly cannabidiol or CBD. Pernille Holst and colleagues at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark present these findings ...

Veterinary medicine Jan 31, 2024

Dog care below freezing: How to keep your pet warm and safe from weather, road salt

Time outside with your dog in the spring, summer and fall can be lovely. Visiting your favorite downtown café on a cool spring morning, going to a favorite dog park on a clear summer evening or going on walks along a river ...

Archaeology Jan 26, 2024

Dogs in the middle ages: What medieval writing tells us about our ancestors' pets

In the middle ages, most dogs had jobs. In his book De Canibus, the 16th-century English physician and scholar John Caius described a hierarchy of dogs, which he classified first and foremost according to their function in ...

Veterinary medicine Jan 25, 2024

Q&A: A mysterious illness is spreading among dogs nationwide. Here's what you need to know

If your pup seems unusually pooped—coughing, sneezing or acting sluggish—don't pooh-pooh it. A mysterious canine illness is spreading throughout the country that can linger for months, cause fever, pneumonia and, in rare ...

Biotechnology Jan 24, 2024

Facial recognition app for dogs developed to help in fight against rabies

A new mobile phone-based facial recognition application for dogs has the potential to significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in endemic areas like Africa and Asia, according to a study on the research published ...

Plants & Animals Jan 18, 2024

Knowing what dogs like to watch could help veterinarians assess their vision

Ever wonder what kind of TV shows your dog might choose if they could work the remote control? New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine provides some answers, but the study was ...

Environment Jan 18, 2024

Mozambique's cyclone flooding was devastating to animals—we studied how body size affected survival

Anyone who watches the news will have seen the devastation that tropical cyclones can cause when they reach land, with very strong winds, high rainfall and flooding. A cyclone like this, Idai, moved over Gorongosa National ...

Plants & Animals Jan 17, 2024

Big dogs vs. small dogs: Which sizes face higher risks of which diseases?

A study of more than 25,000 U.S. dogs and 238 breeds has linked dog size to varying patterns of risk for health conditions over the course of a dog's lifespan. Yunbi Nam of the University of Washington, U.S., and colleagues ...

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