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Stella Marie is one of many dogs already registered for the show. Photo via Division of Recreation Facebook page × Stella Marie is one of many dogs already registered for the show. Photo via Division of Recreation Facebook page Bayonne will host its First Annual Bayonne Dog Show this year, according to the Division of Recreation. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. at…
Three moments of learning I hope life is treating you well. It is unusual for me to spend days contemplating what to write about, but this week I did. Perhaps it is because there are many preventable health problems I hear about every single day, and there is so much I want to share within the limited space of this newsletter. In the end, I decided to share a few…
(WVLT/Gray News) – A Tennessee woman refused multiple opportunities to escape Afghanistan in an effort to save military contract dogs left behind during the American withdrawal from the country. Clinton native Charlotte Maxwell-Jones is the director and founder of Kabul Small Animal Rescue in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she has lived for 11 years. She told WVLT that she is staying behind until about 130 dogs, about 50 of which are military contract dogs,…
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According to a report from Animal Medicines Australia, 35% of pet owners leave the TV or radio on while they are away during the day. But can dogs watch TV or listen to the radio? Dogs process televisions and screens differently than we do, but it turns out they do recognize what they are seeing and hearing. Some dogs couldn’t be bothered to watch TV, but, in other cases, pet…
Researchers in Germany used this glass partition and a handful of dog treats in an attempt to decipher what dogs do and don’t understand about human intent. Josepha Erlacher hide caption toggle caption Josepha Erlacher Researchers in Germany used this glass partition and a handful of dog treats in an attempt to decipher what dogs do and don’t understand about human intent. Josepha Erlacher Anyone who has ever accidentally stepped…
New research sheds light on a subset of dog coat patterns. The findings raise new questions about long-held tenets of dog evolution. The study findings reveal structural variants that control expression of the agouti signaling protein, or ASIP, gene at two separate locations to produce five distinctive dog color patterns. These different patterns are widespread, occurring in hundreds of dog breeds and hundreds of millions of dogs around the world. The question…
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Questions continue to circulate regarding the fate of dogs that were pictured left on the tarmac at the Kabul airport while troops completed the evacuation in Afghanistan as the Pentagon confirms that no dogs left were under military care. American Humane said on Monday that the Department of Defense had left military contract working dogs in cages on the tarmac of Hamid Karzai International Airport. “I…
Dogs are social creatures and communicate their feelings with us through sounds and body language. In a puppy’s first weeks, they’ll begin to yelp, whine, and grunt before growing and moving into more rich and complex communication methods. Learning puppy speak helps us better care for our puppy, and we can build upon these experiences as they age. In the comprehensive book, Puppy’s First Steps: The Whole-Dog Approach to Raising…
For more than two weeks after the twin towers collapsed on 9/11, hundreds of search and rescue dogs hunted for signs of life in the smoldering ruins. Ricky, a 17-inch-tall rat terrier, was able to squeeze into tight spaces. Trakr, a German shepherd from Canada, combed the wreckage for two days — then collapsed from smoke inhalation, exhaustion and burns. Riley, a 4-year-old golden retriever, searched deep into the debris…