GOLDEN RETRIEVER STUDY SUGGESTS NEUTERING AFFECTS DOG HEALTH

The following article discusses research that indicates the timing of neutering a dog may increase a dog’s susceptibility to certain diseases: (Phys.org. 14 Feb 2013) – “Neutering, and the age at which a dog is neutered, may affect the animal’s risk for developing certain cancers and joint diseases, according to a new study of golden […]

IS YOUR DOG JUST LIKE YOU?

Research has been carried out to identify the association between dog owners and the type of dog they choose. Personally I think these types of research studies are not all that reliable as there are too many variables. For example, I’ve owned the following breeds of dogs: Rottweiler, Miniature Fox terrier, Bull Mastiff, Blue heeler, […]

Dogs Prefer Winners

The following article was written by Jennifer Viegas (published in Discovery News, 26.9.06: “Dogs seem to enjoy watching other dogs compete against each other and gravitate towards the winners at the end of the game, according to a recent study. The UK researchers, who publish their research in the journal Animal Behaviour, believe their discovery is […]

CANINE GENETICS

I’m currently doing some research on canine genetics and epigenetics (which relates to the alterations in genes due to environmental or lifestyle factors such as diet, toxicity, etc), when I came across the article below on canine genetics and thought I would share it here.  It was written by Elizabeth Norton and published in Science […]