How the cat nose knows what it’s smelling
Scientists have found the secret to felines’ finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes. A complex collection of tightly coiled bony airway structures gets the credit, according to the…
A dog’s breed can affect pain sensitivity, but not necessarily the way your vet may think
Dog breeds differ in pain sensitivity, but these differences don’t always match up with the beliefs people — including veterinarians — hold about breed-specific pain sensitivity.
How dogs are used impacts how they are treated
Data from 124 societies shows that dogs’ functions predict their treatment, with closer bonds forming in societies where dogs have multiple roles.
Dogs and humans process body postures similarly in their brains
A new study shows that information from body postures plays a similarly important role for dogs as it does for humans. The results offer new insights into how dogs and…
Thumbs up to carefully formulated vegan diets for dogs
In today’s pet food market, there are products to match nearly every lifestyle, value system, and price point pet owners demand, including vegan formulations. New research shows at least two…
Slow walking could be sign of dementia in older dogs
Dogs who slow down physically also slow down mentally, according to a new study. Measuring gait speed in senior dogs could be a simple way to monitor their health and…
As the worm turns: New twists in behavioral association theories
Physicists have developed a dynamical model of animal behavior that may explain some mysteries surrounding associative learning going back to Pavlov’s dogs.
Combination therapy effective against canine melanoma
A combination of radiotherapy followed by immunotherapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of oral malignant melanomas in dogs.
Characterizing abnormal neural networks in dogs with anxiety
Researchers report abnormalities in functional neural networks of dogs diagnosed with anxiety. The study shows that compared with healthy dogs, those with anxiety exhibit stronger connections between the amygdala and…
PFAS found in blood of dogs, horses living near Fayetteville, NC
Researchers detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray’s Creek, N.C. — including dogs that only drank bottled water.