Dog Facts

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Dogs – A Proven Emotional lift to our spirits

If you’ve ever stared into your dog’s eyes and immediately felt better, there’s a scientific reason why and it has to do with a chemical called Oxytocin. Oxytocin – The happy hormone Oxytocin is a natural hormone that manages key aspects of the female and male reproductive systems, as well as aspects of human behaviour and …

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The Dog AGING Project – a community science project

The Dog aging project is a community based science project, examining the overall health and wellness of dogs over their lifetime. The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence ageing. That information is used to help pets and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free …

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IS it ok for your dog to sleep with you?

Go ahead and sleep with your dog—it’s perfectly safe, as long as you are both healthy. That might go against everything you’ve heard from growing up, your parents or even older dog training techniques. Sleep technology firm Simba recently partnered with animal behaviorist Professor Peter Neville to answer a question that dog owners have been wrestling with …

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hundreds of golden retreivers turn out at Guisachan estate to celebrate 155 years of the breed.

In what could be described as a dog lover’s heaven, hundreds of golden retrievers turned out at Guisachan estate in Scotland where the breed originated. Celebrating 155 years Every 5 years, The Golden Retriever Club of Scotland organize a four-day anniversary event at the ruins of Guisachan(prounounced KUSH-igan) House, where the dogs were first bred. The …

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Did you want another dog, it’s actually healthy for them

A recent study that involved over 21,000 canine subjects outlines the social and environmental factors associated with longer lifespans for dogs The key to keeping your beloved dog healthy could be adding another furry friend to your home. A recent study by the Dog Aging Project found that dogs who get routine social interaction from living …

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Dogs will be assisting in new cancer research

A new study from MIT and Harvard discovered previously unknown similarities between human and dog cancers. New findings have revealed previously undetected genetic similarities between dog and human cancers, a discovery that could be used to accelerate cancer R&D for both species. Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the University of Georgia and …

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