During the holidays, it isn’t uncommon for pet owners to sneak their dogs a few bites to eat under the table. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now says it’s the food dogs are supposed to eat that may actually be causing problems. As it turns out, bone treats – store-bought pet treats …
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How Did Dogs Get to Be So Friendly?
Most of us know that dogs evolved from wolves thousands of years ago, but how did they become as domesticated as they are today? Furthermore, is there any science behind their friendliness toward humans? As it turns out, there is data on this very topic. Recently, a group of researchers came together to look at …
The Extraordinary Memory of Dogs
Dogs are man’s (and woman’s) best friend, and they know about us than we may think. This is what researchers have concluded in a report published in Current Biology. As it turns out, dogs might remember and relive experiences just as their [human] owners do. The researchers looked at a group of 17 dogs to …
Study: The Evolution of Your Pup is Based on Climate Change
We aren’t the only ones who have evolved as a result of our changing environment. In fact, man’s best friend may have been directly impacted by climate change. A new study that looked at North American dog fossils going back almost 40 million years has found that predators might have evolved according to climate change. …
The New Faces of the Anti-Vaccination Movement: Pet Owners
It takes just one person to crash a party, and that’s exactly what happened in December at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., when a measles outbreak began. Since then, the cat has gotten (very far) out of the bag in terms of vaccination and what parents aren’t doing to protect their children. But what about pet parents? The …