How can we make shelter dogs more comfortable before finding their forever homes?
While many dogs are already companion animals in loving homes, others are waiting patiently in shelters to find their forever homes. This...
DOG SCIENCE WEEKLY
Service dogs improve the lives of veterans with PTSD - this is how
It is estimated that 6-14% of all Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans returning from deployments...
Do dogs daydream?
Do dogs daydream like we do? Until recently, we would have to say we could never know. Now, with new advancements in canine cognition...
Separation-related distress - do owners really know how their dogs behave in their absence?
Separation anxiety in dogs is characterized by behavioral signs related to physical, psychological, or behavioral distress in the absence...
Are dogs susceptible to visual illusions?
Have you ever seen one of those visual illusions? Dogs are susceptible to visual illusions, too, just in a different way. Two illusory...
Shocking (or not) findings pointing to negative outcomes for dogs trained with electronic shock coll
In order to better understand how training dogs with aversive shock collars effects dog behavior, a team of researchers in the...
Why everyone should be using reward-based training methods with their dogs
From a general level, positive reinforcement carries the least risk for undesirable outcomes such as aggression, escape behavior, fear of...
Scent can be used as stimuli with dogs in fMRI machines - and it can tell us a lot about their cogni
The first example of dogs in fMRI machines was demonstrated by the Center for Neuropolicy at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in...
Chaser the Border Collie learned 1,000 words - could my dog learn that many words, too?
In 2004, Science published an article about a dog named Rico who learned over 200 words by just everyday play with his owners. In...
The "love hormone" is released during human-canine interactions - in pups and people!
Oxytocin is a hormone most often associated with love and is released during childbirth and interactions between human parents and...
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