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How the presence of pets builds trust among people
The presence of pets makes people seem more trustworthy, research has found. People are more likely to help a stranger with a dog or another pet than a person without one.
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Owning a dog could be key to “successful aging” — study
A study reveals lower rates of disability among Japanese seniors who owned dogs, likely owing to increased exercise.
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Dogs experience a form of mourning when another dog in the household dies
The loss of a loved one can have a profound impact on humans, affecting everything from sleep patterns to appetite. Now researchers say they have found similar behaviour changes in dogs who have lost a canine companion.
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Missing dog Zoey reunited with owners after 12 years
Zoey went missing in 2010 when her owners went shopping but she was identified by her microchip.
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The Dog Aging Project Will Study Longevity in 60,000 Pups
Our furry friends are about to fetch new answers to the tough problem of longevity. The Dog Aging Project (DAP), launched in 2018, is recruiting tens of thousands of loyal canine companions for a comprehensive study. The open-sourced collaborative project, expected to last ten years, has ambitious goals: tackle the thorny problem of what contributes to aging, and test ways to prolong healthy longevity.
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Big dog, little dog: mutation explains range of canine sizes
The genetic variant probably comes from ancient wolves.
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Stranded dog saved from rising tide after rescuers attach sausage to drone
As the tide rose, it began to look perilous for Millie the jack russell-whippet cross, who had defied the efforts of police, firefighters and coastguards to pluck her from treacherous mudflats. So the rescuers had to think imaginatively, and came up with the idea of attaching a sausage to a drone and hoping the scent of the treat would tempt Millie to safety. It worked gloriously and Millie has been reunited with her grateful owner after following the dangling sausage to higher, safer ground.
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Braintree missing cat found after owner hears meow on vet's phone
A cat missing for eight months has been reunited with its owner after she recognised his familiar meow on the other end of the telephone while on a call to her vet. Rachael Lawrence, from Braintree, Essex, was talking to the vet about her other cat when she heard Barnaby's distinctive cry in the background. She was told it was a stray but phoned back later and asked for details of the cat as "it was bugging me", she said.
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BC cats hold blender hostage during weeks long standoff with owners
The arrival of a blender to a Vancouver Island couple's home in mid-December has created a standoff between their cats of epic proportions.
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Dogs Can Tell When You're Speaking a Different Language, Scientists Find
For the first time, researchers have shown that dogs can perceive differences between human languages. As detailed in a new study published on Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal NeuroImage, dog brains can detect and distinguish the difference between familiar and unfamiliar speech patterns, and, crucially, between languages.
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Are dogs self-aware? Study shows a striking similarity to human cognition
Dogs have the capacity for body awareness, which helps orient themselves in the world and could indicate a greater depth of cognition than first thought.
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Pet dog rescues family from Big Stone Gap house fire
Not all heroes wear capes — some wag tails. One family dog in Southwest Virginia jumped to action Thursday morning to warn his loved ones of danger — a fire had erupted from the outside front wall of the home.
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The average dog knows 89 words and phrases
Scientists used the same language assessment tools designed for human children.
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Most Dog Breeds Highly Inbred
UC Davis study shows most dogs are highly inbred, which affects health.
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The man who proved pet dogs can sniff out seizures
Neil Powell has worked at disaster sites around the world with his sniffer dogs since he trained as a search and rescue dog handler in the mid-1970s. His dogs found many missing people and recovered bodies at major earthquakes in Algeria and Pakistan and from the 1988 Lockerbie air disaster.
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New Study Shows Dogs Adore Human Smiles (and Vice Versa!) Because of the 'Love Hormone'
You’re not imagining it: Your dog loves looking deeply into your eyes while you smile just as much as you love your pup’s sweet doggie grin. It’s clearly a mutual admiration between the two of you, but it’s also science.
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A new 'leash' on life: Government program will train dogs for veterans with PTSD
As many as 20 veterans out of 100 from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have PTSD, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Dog missing for 2 years reunited with family after they saw him on TV
A Wisconsin man who fell asleep with the television on wasn't dreaming when he woke up and saw his missing dog on the morning news.
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Deer Park woman quits job, searches 57 days for missing dog in Montana
A Washington woman’s painstaking quest for her lost border collie ended in tears of joy when the two were reunited in a Kalispell subdivision after 57 days of searching. Carole King, of Deer Park, was on her way to Flathead County with her husband for a four-day vacation when the unimaginable happened. They arrived on July 20th and left Katie, their 7-year-old border collie, in their hotel room while they went out to supper. Katie was unable to be seen when the couple returned to Kalispell’s My Place Hotel.
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Tel Aviv will test dog poop DNA to fine owners who don’t clean up
Tel Aviv has found an innovative way of dealing with dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets in the city streets — testing the excrement’s DNA and sending a fine to the owner by mail. The city council on Monday approved a motion setting up a DNA database and stating that dog owners will be required to submit their pets’ genetic details to authorities upon receiving or renewing a license, Hebrew-language media reported.
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