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Can Golden Retrievers live longer – New Gene variant discovered

olden retrievers are one of the most popular breeds of dogs. But research shows they have up to a 65% chance of dying from cancer.  In a new study, University of California, Davis, researchers set out to find if certain genetic factors could help their survival rate. But instead of searching for genes associated with a

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bobi, a brown cattle dog standing beside a cat

Bobi, the oldest dog in the world has passed over the rainbow bridge

Bobi has passed away on Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at the beautiful age of 31 years and 165 days old Bobi born and lived in Portugal was named as the world’s oldest living dog In February by the Guinness World Records. His passing was initially announced by a Vet who had seen him many times

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Samoyed puppy lying in grass

“Dogs Hear Us Even in Sleep – New Study Reveals”

Study Source: Event-related potentials indicate differential neural reactivity to species and valence information in vocal stimuli in sleeping dogs Most dogs respond in specific ways to certain voices and sounds whether it’s another dog, humans using certain tones of voice or other sounds in their environment. If you’re a dog owner, you can probably also

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Being Near Dogs does boost our mental Health – New STudy confirms

Study Source: The Influence of Interactions With Pet Dogs on Psychological Distress Ask anyone who owns a dog and they’ll tell you they feel better when their dog is close and studies have been done to show Serotonin increases from just looking at your dog. The problem is there hasn’t been a lot of scientific

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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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