It’s 80 years since we were first introduced to Lassie. But the human bond with dogs goes back way further.
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Dogs process the sensory world very differently than humans, but love in a way that is entirely familiar.
Importing dogs into Canada has also introduced a flesh-eating parasite that is transmissible to humans. Veterinarians, researchers and public health officials should work together to curtail the disease.
We must make ensure that puppies born into the greyhound racing don’t slip through the cracks.
These results finally provide scientific evidence to what was considered common knowledge about our beloved pets.
We’re working with professional trainers in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales to train dogs to sniff out COVID-19. They could be highly valuable in managing the spread of infection.
Moss is part of an elite squad of detection dogs that will locate threatened species in the wild and help endangered species breed in captivity.
Your faithful friend’s view of the world is different than yours, but maybe not in the way you imagine.
Flat-faced dogs had twice the odds of suffering heatstroke compared with a labrador retriever.
Imagine being able to detect a smell from more than a kilometre away. Dogs can sniff out things from a greater distance than that.
Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia. But keeping cats inside (or contained outside) 24/7 can actually be in their best interest.
Dogs can behave like teenagers too. But it’s just a passing phase – and the quality of the dog-owner relationship matters.
Research shows that looking at your dog makes you feel happy.
Are the best co-workers really the ones with four legs and a tail? Science says it depends.
Pets might not protect us from the coronavirus, but they can help us get better.
Both cats and dogs can become infected with the coronavirus. The chances of them getting sick or passing it on to you or another animal are extremely low.
Just like their owners, many pet dogs are finding the current changes difficult – here’s how you can help them.
For puppies, looking at objects is the next best thing to touching them, and they can learn about their environment through short excursions to see traffic, pedestrians and other dogs.
For dogs, grooming can mean dousing in water, restraint, manipulation of the body, and touching of taboo areas by unfamiliar people.
Researchers expected to find koalas killed by the fires. But they were heartbroken to find those that died afterwards from starvation, thirst or injury.
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