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Information highways connect smell and vision in a way that hadn’t been described before. A dog’s brain is wired for smell. Now, a new map shows just how extensive that wiring is. Powerful nerve connections link the dog nose to wide swaths of the brain, researchers report July 11 in the Journal of Neuroscience. One of these […]

Dogs have many extraordinary abilities and physical attributes, including speed, sense of smell and inherited instincts to hunt and guard. Dogs, contrary to popular belief, do not see the world in black-and-white. Their vision is red-green colour blind meaning they can only see in shades of blue and yellow. Dog Eye Anatomy The anatomy of

Most pet parents have two goals when they set off for a walk with their dog: elimination and exercise.  While both are critical to maintaining a happy and healthy dog, limiting your pup to those basic elements skips an important part of the canine experience—engaging your dog’s sense of smell.  In large part, our dogs