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Protecting Your Pup's Joint Health Step-by-Step

This content is sponsored by Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc. Human athletic champions are known for saying, “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” This theory holds true for dog owners and their dogs, as… View the source article

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Are Heated Beds Safe for Your Dog?

As temperatures drop, most dog owners are looking to keep their pets warm and cozy by buying them heated beds. It’s especially important to keep your dog warm and comfortable as he gets older or if he has health conditions that may affect his comfort levels. The good thing is… View the source article

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Healthy Pumpkin Dog Treat Recipe

Unfortunately for many veterinary practices, the holiday season can bring with it an increase in visits from dogs with intestinal maladies. Many people are unaware that the rich festive foods so many dog owners enjoy during the holiday season are not always safe for canine consumption. Often times, well-meaning guests… View the source article

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Give Your Dog's Digestive Tract and Immune System a Boost

Dog owners today know there is more they can do for their dog’s health than simply providing food, water, and proper vaccinations. Research into canine digestive and immune systems is helping us keep dogs healthier. And anyone who has tried to pick up diarrhea… View the source article

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Dog ownership linked to lower mortality rate

A team of scientists have used national registries of more than 3.4 million Swedes aged 40 to 80 to study the association between dog ownership and cardiovascular health. Their study shows that dog owners had a lower risk of death due to cardiovascular disease or to other causes during the 12-year follow-up. View the source article

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How to keep cows happy

New research now shows that removing splashes of colors, shadows or water puddles from corrals, keeping noise levels down and not using dogs and electric prods can dramatically reduce the stress cattle experience. View the source article

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Genetic study uncovers evolutionary history of dingoes

A major study of dingo DNA has revealed dingoes most likely migrated to Australia in two separate waves via a former land bridge with Papua New Guinea. The find has significant implications for conservation, with researchers recommending the two genetically distinct populations of dingoes be treated as different groups for management and conservation purposes. View the source article

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Domestication has not made dogs cooperate more with each other compared to wolves

Following domestication, dogs should be more tolerant and cooperative with conspecifics and humans compared to wolves. But looking at both in more naturalistic living conditions, however, speaks for more cooperative behavior of wolves. Researchers now show that the wild ancestors are excelling their domesticated relatives in teamwork. In an experimental approach dogs but not wolves failed to cooperatively pull the two ends of a rope to obtain a piece of food. View the source article

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Unraveling the genetics of disc disease in dogs

Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease -- a common cause of back pain, rear limb paralysis and inability to walk -- more frequently in dogs with short legs (dachshund, French bulldog, and Pekingese to name a few.) But they couldn't pinpoint why -- until now.Why short-legged dogs more likely to develop painful disease View the source article

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