Category: Dog News
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Your Dog May Be Blinking Back at You, New Study Suggests
Dogs blinked more when they watched a person blink, and the effect was strongest with their own owner. Here is what the new Italian study found.
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Dogs and Cats Carry Drug-Resistant Bacteria Also Found in People, Study Finds
A global study of 712 samples from dogs and cats found that most drug-resistant Klebsiella strains matched ones seen in people. Here is what it means, and what it doesn’t.
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Does Your Dog Notice When You Cry? A New Study of 112 Dogs Says Yes
Pet dogs, shelter dogs, and street dogs in Brazil and India all paid more attention to a crying person than a humming one. Here is what the new study found.
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Hungry Sniffer Dogs Are More Likely to “Cry Wolf,” New Study Finds
A new study found hungry scent dogs still found the right smell about 90% of the time, but made more false alarms. Plus, the amazing facts about how a dog’s nose really works.
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What Happens in Your Dog’s Brain When You Say “Wait”? A New Study Has a Surprising Answer
Hungarian researchers recorded the brain waves of 14 dogs waiting beside a treat and found a pattern that looks a lot like human self-control. Here is what it means for training your dog.
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Why Several “Small” Health Problems Can Shorten a Dog’s Life: What a 50,000-Dog Study Found
A Dog Aging Project study of more than 50,000 dogs found that dogs with five or more chronic conditions were more than twice as likely to die in a given year. Here is what that means for senior dogs.
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Your Dog Is Listening to Your Consonants: New Study Finds Dog Brains Break Up Speech a Lot Like Ours
A new study in Science found that dogs, like humans, track consonants, not the louder vowels, to find where words begin and end. Here is what it means for the way we talk to our dogs.
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Why Are U.S. Animal Shelters Still So Full?
Millions of pets are adopted every year, yet many U.S. shelters are still full. So why is that, and how can each of us help in small ways?
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The FDA Just Cleared an Over-the-Counter Pill to Help Prevent Screwworm in Dogs and Cats
Earlier this month the FDA authorized two over-the-counter tablets to help prevent screwworm in dogs and cats. Here’s what changed, who should pay attention, and what to watch for.