Dog facial recognition app may improve rabies vax efforts

A mobile phone-based facial recognition app for dogs could significantly improve rabies vaccination efforts in Africa and Asia.

Devin Rokyta-Washington State • futurity
Jan. 25, 2024 ~5 min

Cigarette smoke may spike dogs’ bladder cancer risk

Dogs exposed to cigarette smoke may have six times the risk of developing bladder cancer, a new study shows.

Brittany Steff - Purdue • futurity
Jan. 4, 2024 ~8 min


Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool

Dogs have lived with Indigenous Americans since before they came to the continent together 10,000 years ago. A new analysis reveals the lineage of one 1800s ‘woolly dog’ from the Pacific Northwest.

Logan Kistler, Curator of Archaeobotany and Archaeogenomics, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 ~12 min

Reviewing Pet Descriptions

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min

What shapes your dog’s personality

Harvard neuroscientist who is unlocking secrets of the canine brain finds skills and temperament are not dictated by breed.

Anna Lamb • harvard
Nov. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Briefly fostering a shelter dog ups its chances of adoption

Even short-term fostering programs at animal shelters vastly improve dog adoptions, a study finds.

Max Esterhuizen-Virginia Tech • futurity
Nov. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Animals Receive Blessings in Place of Children in Aging Japan

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 14, 2023 ~3 min

What the world's oldest dog can tell us about ageing

There’s a surprising amount of crossover in what things help human and dog longevity.

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2023 ~6 min


Your dog probably prefers food to toys

It may not come as a big surprise, but dogs would rather have food than a toy.

Eric Hamilton-Florida • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 ~3 min

The first dog-fox hybrid points to the growing risk to wild animals of domestic species

Scientists had thought a ‘dogxim’ was impossible until one was discovered in Brazil

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 ~7 min

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