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Can Dogs Eat Potatoes?

The humble potato — the makings of french fries, hash browns, tater tots, and many other essential comfort foods. When prepared in a healthy way, white potatoes are a nutritious food for humans, but are potatoes good for dogs, too? The answer is: It… View the source article
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8 Ways to Help Your Overweight Dog

Most of the time, it’s a joy to share things with our dogs — a love for hiking, walks on the beach, or quality snuggle time on the couch. Unfortunately, we share bad habits, too — It turns out our dogs are just as… View the source article
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Why Do Dogs Yawn?

When it comes to dogs, not all yawns are the same. Aside from that, the reasons for yawning are not fully understood (in dogs or in humans). It used to be thought that yawning was a way to replenish oxygen supply in the brain,… View the source article
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Dasuquin For Dogs: Joint Pain and Aches

Dogs experience joint pain much like people do. Stiffness, aches, and varying degrees of discomfort limit their mobility and decrease their quality of life, making it hard for them to enjoy physical activities like walking or climbing stairs. Joint pain can affect all… View the source article
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Science Daily: Dog News

Sensitivity to inequity is in wolves' and dogs' blood

Not only dogs but also wolves react to inequity -- similar to humans or primates, suggests new research. Wolves and dogs refused to cooperate in an experiment when only the partner got a treat or they themselves received a lower quality reward. The sensitivity to inequity is not likely to be an effect of domestication, as assumed so far. It is rather a behavior inherited from a common ancestor. View the source article
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Red and eastern wolves are probably not recent hybrids

A research team is calling into question a 2016 study that concluded eastern and red wolves are not distinct species, but rather recent hybrids of gray wolves and coyotes. In a new comment paper, the team argues the study's genomic data and analyses do not definitively prove recent hybridization -- but rather provide support for the genetic and evolutionary distinctiveness of red and eastern wolves. View the source article
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The Real Reason Your Dog Smells Like Fish

Dogs can smell like many things, depending on what they have most recently rolled in, but one of the more unpleasant aromas dogs commonly develop is one of fish. If your dog smells like fish, it is probably not because he figured out how… View the source article
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Whipworms in Dogs: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

The last things most dog owners want to think about are parasites, especially parasites with creepy names like whipworms. As a result, we tend to avoid learning the necessary information about internal dog parasites until it is too late. Luckily, whipworms are treatable… View the source article
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6 Places to Look for Ticks on Your Dog

Tick season is upon us, and these bloodsucking pests are showing up all over the place. Tick prevention should be taken seriously, and not just because these arachnids make many people squeamish — ticks actually carry quite a few deadly diseases. Some… View the source article
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Science Daily: Dog News

Dogs help in breast carcinoma research

Cancer of the mammary glands in dogs is very similar to human breast carcinoma. For this reason, treatment methods from human medicine are often used for dogs. Conversely, scientific knowledge gained from canine mammary tumors may also be important to human medicine. Researchers were able to show how similar these tumors are in both dogs and humans. View the source article
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Census shows which mammals survive in forests surrounded by sugarcane plantations

A census of medium and large mammals found in 22 forest remnants surrounded by sugarcane plantations in the state. They found approximately 90% of all the species of mammals expected for São Paulo State but in smaller forest fragments, the researchers recorded only 20 percent - 50 percent of the species expected to occur across the region. This means that up to 80 percent were locally extinct in some cases. View the source article
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The Facts About Natural Dog Food

When it comes to choosing the right food for your dog, the choices are endless. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different brands, and even different types of foods within those brands. Researching ingredients and sources can be confusing and time-consuming,… View the source article
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Can My Dog Eat Raspberries?

Just like their humans, dogs enjoy snacking on fresh fruit, and whether it’s added to their meal or given as a treat, it’s perfectly fine to share some of your healthy snack with them. Fruits such as berries not only taste good but… View the source article
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Panacur For Dogs

Every once in awhile, your veterinarian gives you unpleasant news. Sometimes, that news sounds like this: “Your dog has worms.” Nobody wants to hear that her dog has internal parasites, but worms in dogs are more common than you might think. They… View the source article
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Hip Dysplasia in Dogs

Hip dysplasia. These two words terrify large and giant breed dog owners, and with good reason. This condition can drastically reduce a dog's quality of life and is painful for owners to watch. The good news is that embracing the responsibilities of owning… View the source article
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Outnumbered and on others' turf, misfits sometimes thrive

Evolutionary biologists have long assumed that when an individual of a species wanders into a different environment than it is adapted to, it will be at a competitive disadvantage compared to natives of the same species which are adapted to that environment. Studying fish in Canada, scientists found the opposite. View the source article
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Can Dogs Eat Pork?

Eating meat is very natural for dogs, so it’s no surprise when they’re looking toward their owner wanting to share what’s on the plate. Because of a dog’s carnivorous nature, owners don’t usually second-guess whether giving their dog some meat is a good idea,… View the source article
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