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Elizabeth Wictum, associate director of the school’s veterinary forensics lab, said though the puppies were deemed genetically identical, “in terms of how identical the dogs would be, we don’t entirely know how much genetics play in terms of personality.”
“Their environment plays a role in developing the animal’s personality,” she said.
source: Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
LOSING a pet can be a traumatic experience. Here’s how to cope when it comes time to say goodbye. …
source: Los Angeles Times, CA
Great Dane or poodle. Pure-bred or mutt. It doesn’t matter at the Grove, where any pup that is “well-behaved,” “on a leash” and “not wanting to bite people” is invited, said spokeswoman Jennifer Gordon. And if that pup happens to drop a “present” under the mall’s Christmas tree, as Bosco did recently? […]
source: Prescott Daily Courier, AZ
Chino Valley Parks and Recreation interim director Jason Kelly said an amendment to the town’s Heritage Fund grant, which allots $575,125 for parkland development, will set aside $149,825 for the dog park.
“Labor is included in the cost, and volunteer hours can be attributed back to the state,” Kelly said. “The town is […]
source: BBC News, UK
“We are unable to agree to these demands, as it would compromise both contractual obligations and our general responsibility to dog exhibitors and our audience and we believe it would be inappropriate and counterproductive to exclude any recognised breed from Crufts,” he said.
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source: MyNC.com, NC
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is starting from scratch when it comes to its canine unit. The department is getting rid of all its German Sheppard Malinois dogs and going with a new breed.
source: Marketwatch
The survey of over 1,000 people on www.akc.org found that more than 96% of respondents with a taste for gourmet coffee would give up their latte habit to save money for their dog’s expenses. Ninety-seven percent also said they would […]
source: Daily Comet, LA
Even the history of the Catahoula Leopard can be a bit spotty, as the dog’s roots are surrounded in myth and legend, according to Catahoula Rescue Inc., a national group dedicated to rescuing Catahoula Leopards. “The history of the dog is unbelievable,” Duplantis said. …
source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
Yes, poodles. Those prissy, pampered, coiffured canines usually associated more with fur coats, diamonds and penthouses than blaze-orange hunting garb, shotguns and muddy fields. But don’t smirk. These dogs can hunt.
source: New York Times, United States
Scientists in Austria report in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that a dog may stop obeying a command if it sees that another dog is getting a better deal.
In this way dogs may be showing a sensitivity that is similar to, although perhaps more primitive than, that shown […]