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Angry human faces trigger mouth-licking in dogs
Dogs communicate constantly through a combination of olfactory, visual and vocal cues. Whilst some behaviours such as barking are obvious, some of the more subtle signs that a dog is feeling uneasy such as mouth-licking, yawn or a head turn,…
Ancient wolf and dog remains found in Russia
The remains of two Late Bronze Age initiation ceremonies have been discovered at Krasnosamarskoe in southwestern Russia. Among the finds…
DNA testing and its benefits
Over the last decade interest in family ancestry has surged – websites such as Ancestry.com and shows including Who Do…
Genetic variants may explain why dogs are friendly to humans
In recent years, advances in genetic research have led to the discovery of genes involved in dog traits that include;…
Sniffing out Parkinson’s disease
The research charity Medical Detection Dogs is partnering with Manchester University to determine whether dogs can sniff out Parkinson’s disease.…
Deception in dogs
A new study by Heberlein et al. (2017) suggests dogs have the ability to deceive. Honesty in animal signals is…
Oldest evidence of the human-canine relationship
When a puppy was found buried with a human skeleton in 1978 at a site called Ain Mallaha in Israel,…
Dogs and toddlers – similarities in cooperative communication
A new study by the University of Arizona has further highlighted the similarities in cooperative communication skills between dogs and…
Under the Spotlight: Emma Tanaka
Emma joined our team back in the summer, thrown into the deep end with a six hour lecture on fighting…
Webcast: Moving house – tips for dog owners
A pet’s survival guide… Moving house can be an incredibly exciting yet stressful time for us humans, and it can…
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