Cody Griffin
Cody has worked and volunteered with rescue animals her entire life. She worked as a veterinary assistant and technician in shelters, rescues, boarding facilities, doggy daycares and animal hospitals in New York and Chicago throughout her teens and twenties, and now resides as a pet foster mom in Upstate New York.
High Cholesterol May Be Good for Dogs with Bone Cancer
While elevated cholesterol is usually considered bad for the health, recent research reveals that it may actually help dogs with bone cancer survive longer....
Dog Owners vs Cat Owners: Study Reveals Who’s Willing to Spend...
A recent study compared how much dog owners would spend on their pet compared to cat owners to determine who would spend more on...
Woman Saves Hundreds of Dogs Left to Die on ‘Dead Dog...
A woman is devoting her life to saving dogs abandoned on a beach named Dead Dog Beach in Puerto Rico – and now they...
Why Search and Rescue Dogs Are Not Affected By Travel Stress
Search and rescue dogs experience significant travel stress while flying to disaster sites, but quickly get over it in order to perform their jobs.
Dog...
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Dogs Can Finally Be Treated
Scientists recently found progressive treatment to restore muscle strength in dogs affected by this rare genetic disorder.
Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm...
Study Comparing Wolves and Dogs Explains Why Canines Are Our Best...
Researchers have uncovered a genetic difference between wild wolves and domesticated dogs which explains why they interact with humans differently.
The study, which was published...
Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Just Became Even Better Through Vapor Analysis
Training of explosives detection dogs could be improved by analyzing the vapors dogs detect in real-time, according to a new study.
Ever wonder how and...
There’s a New Tool to Help You Choose the Best Guide...
A young dog’s likelihood of becoming a successful service dog can now be more accurately predicted by using a newly developed tool.
Have you...
Literacy Improves in Kids Who Read to Dogs, New Study Finds
A recent study determined that second-grade students who read out loud to therapy dogs showed a marked improvement in their attitudes about reading.
The study,...
Kids Don’t Know Not to Approach Frightened Dogs and It’s a...
While children understand not to approach angry dogs, they risk their safety by being unaware that frightened dogs are very likely to bite as...
For Millennials Dogs Factor in to First Home Purchase More than...
Millennials have a much different priority for purchasing their first home these days – it’s not their spouse. It’s not for future kids. It’s...
Study Shows We Share Similar Genes With Dogs That Impact Our...
Scientists have not only found 5 genes in dogs which influence their social ability to interact with humans, but have also discovered that 4...
