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How Dog Food and Water Bowls are Making Pets Sick
New data shows that your dog's water bowl might be filled with germs that may negatively impact your pup's health.
The first thing we purchase...
Raw Diets for Dogs Have Health Benefits, New Study Suggests
There’s a never-ending debate about the nutritional benefits and dangers of raw food for dogs, but a new study has finally added another point...
Study: New Blood Test Makes It Easier to Detect Liver Disease in Dogs
The simple blood test that vets developed may soon make detection of liver disease in dogs easier and more specific.
Dog liver disease has long...
Kidney Failure in Dogs: A Science-based Guide
The condition known as kidney failure in dogs usually occurs from injury, infection or disease of the kidney. This can result in either a...
New DNA Test Finds Answers to Why Siberian Huskies Have Blue Eyes
Scientists from Embark Veterinary might have finally determined the answer to why Siberian Huskies have blue eyes. Following a DNA test of 6,070 dogs,...
Pets Remember Things Better Than You Think, Studies Show
Experts keep doing studies on the memory of dogs and cats for one very important reason that could benefit humans.
Do pets have long-term memories?...
Why Are Dogs More Prone to Bite Nervous People?
Apparently, your stressful demeanor around dogs can increase the risks of dog bites, experts say.
Can dogs smell fear in humans? You might have been...
Kids Who Grow Up With Dogs Have Lower Asthma Risks
Research confirms how having a dog in the family with kids has many health benefits for children, particularly those with asthma.
Kids who grow up...
Humans Have Superior Brains, But Dogs Think More Rationally
Who would've thought that it’s apparently in the dog’s nature to be rational? And how exactly does our dogs' rationality manifests itself? Researchers have...
7 Human Foods Dogs Can’t Eat and Why (Based on Studies)
Even though dogs are somewhere between carnivores and omnivores that consume the organic matter of other animals, they can also be classified as opportunistic...
Therapy Dogs Reduce ADHD Symptoms in Kids, Study Shows
Most kids with ADHD get by with medication but having a therapy dog might be better solution, according to researchers from the University of...
Study: How Dogs Developed Such Good Sense of Smell
Scientists have discovered more clues as to why dogs have significantly more sensitive noses than humans and how their sense of smell developed.
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