Dogs can smell cancer. These researchers have trained dogs to sit when they smell lung cancer and they got it right 99% of the time. This is not new news. I wonder why it hasn’t been applied more globaly? Is it a shortage of cancer researchers who also know how to train dogs? Dogs Excel […]
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If you are having a hard time convincing your partner to neuter the puppy because he won’t develop any testicles, let him know that you can now purchase Neuticles, silicone implants, i.e. prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs. CNN.com – Pooch Neuticles top Ig Nobels – Oct 6, 2005. Other popular dog posts: No drinks for
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Judging from the general lack of information on the web and the large variation of answers that I did find, I think we don’t yet know enough about dog behavior. From what I found, I concluded that our chocolate lab is looking for attention when he leans on you. (The other option was aggression and
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If you want to figure out why your dog is misbehaving, you need to think like a dog, not a human. This article does a great job of showing how we misinterpret why dogs misbehave. One of our dogs has diarrhea in every room of the house if we leave him at home alone. I
My dogs sleep a lot. A really lot. So I decided to see if I could find the real answer to “how much do dogs sleep?” According to Sleep and Dreams in Dogs and Cats: Under controlled laboratory conditions both cats and dogs sleep about 13 hours per day but they wake up more frequently
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Chase, originally uploaded by Storming.
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Teddy, originally uploaded by Storming.
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A golden retriever swam the 1.2 miles from Alcatraz to San Francisco this year. Dog Beats Most in Swim From Alcatraz – Yahoo! News.
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Last night on our way out the door to dinner, our 5 year old picked up one of the patio chairs and said "Look at me! I’m strong!" Then he dropped it and a flood of wasps swarmed up from the underside. We got him away safely and went to dinner thinking we’d take care
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Alcohol is toxic for dogs. Your vet might not ask how many drinks a week your dog has, but maybe that’s because they know if they are having any, they wouldn’t be there. I couldn’t find anything on the web about alcohol and dogs so I am posting my experience so others can learn from
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