Friday, 25 May, 2012

Everyone’s seen them do it. They’re out in the yard, rooting out who knows what, pawing at all sorts of dirty things that ought to be left alone, and then they come in and kiss the unsuspecting right on the mouth! For the sake of good hygiene, humans should be trained better. At least that’s [...]

Football star convicted for bloody dog-fighting operation. What made the wolf turn into 400+ breeds of dog? How have farmers and animal breeders changed cattle and chickens? Why bother saving an old breed of horse?

A lot better than we do, says Paul Miller, clinical professor of comparative ophthalmology at University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Dogs have evolved to see well in both bright and dim light, whereas humans do best in bright light. No one is quite sure how much better a dog sees in dim light, but I would suspect [...]

“Yes, absolutely,” said canine authority and UW-Madison adjunct associate professor of zoology Patricia McConnell. When confronting the natural tendency of our best friends to wake the dead whenever the doorbell rings, McConnell said it is essential to remember that “dogs do not come equipped to understand English” and yelling at a barking dog is perceived [...]

German dog learneh through fast mapping, much the same way children learn words. So why don’t other dogs have such a good vocabulary?

One-quarter of cats and dogs are fat, says National Research Council. Does this matter?

Dog behavior study shows ability to find food, beating chimpanzees and wolves. More on our best friend!