Dogs & Emotions

Recognizing Emotions in Dogs 0
- Animals and Behavior, Dogs & Emotions, Earth & Environment, Getting Science Right
- March 22, 2013
Bad science reporting happens on a daily basis and is perpetuated by both the media as well as the scientists themselves. UA Magazine checks whether science related media are doing justice to the research papers they mention. Today: “Why you really can tell what your dog’s thinking: Scientists reveal we’ve evolved to identify animal emotions
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Who’s Smarter, the Dog Or the Cat?0
- Dogs & Emotions, Earth & Environment
- February 4, 2013
Is autonomy a sign of intelligence? It doesn’t look like it. Cats may seem more intelligent than dogs because they behave quite autonomous compared to dogs that are always waiting for commands. But the opposite might actually be true: social behavior seems to require bigger brains. It’s always hard to compare the intelligence of cats
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What the Dog’s World Says About Us 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Mind & Brain
- November 26, 2012
How do dogs learn human language? Did you know dogs can learn up to a thousand words? It sometimes makes them seem just as smart as two or three year old humans. But there is actually a big difference between how dogs and human toddlers develop their vocabulary, a new study shows. The findings shed
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Raw Meat for Dogs: Progressive Nutrition or Misguided Opinion?0
- Dogs & Emotions, Earth & Environment, Health & Medicine, Popular
- November 25, 2012
Giving your dog a diet that fits his evolutionary roots. Man’s best friend deserves the best kind of nutrition, and many dog enthusiasts are skeptical about dog food providing it. A growing number of dog owners and breeders have touted the benefits of a raw meat diet for their animals. Coined the BARF model by
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World’s Rarest Dog in Danger 0
- Dogs & Emotions, Earth & Environment, Photography
- October 26, 2012
Considered the rarest dog on earth, according to a new study by the Zoological Society of London, limited gene flow and isolation have put the Ethiopian Wolf population at risk of “extinction from disease, or habitat degradation”. The African Wildlife Foundation states that there are less than 600 adult individuals and only 60% of the females breed successfully
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Babies Are Healthier With a Dog at Home 1
- Dogs & Emotions, Health & Medicine
- July 9, 2012
New research published in Pediatrics suggests that children living with a dog are significantly healthier than those living without it. The researchers followed up 397 Finnish children, asking their parents to fill in weekly questionnaires about their health until they were 1 year old. Scientists believe that this is so because dog contact helps the
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