Get over here and pet me! That might be exactly what Fido's thinking when you keep oohing and aahing over him from afar. It's no surprise that dogs like to be pet. What is surprising is that they seem to show no preference towards a person giving … [Read more...]
Dogs To Detect Breast Cancer In New Trial
Dogs Are Being Trained to Help Detect Breast Cancer Imagine being tested for breast cancer by simply breathing into a tube. That's the aim of a new research trial taking place in the United Kingdom - they're training dogs to detect breast cancer. … [Read more...]
Give Cancer The Paw – Remembering Sasha
Remembering Sasha Sahsa was the first dog to take part in the bone cancer vaccine study currently underway at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. Sasha was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer, in … [Read more...]
8 Studies That Answer Whether or Not Dogs Have Feelings
Do you think dogs have feelings? Most of us dog owners believe they do, yet we haven't had much scientific proof to back it up. But that's changing. Canine cognitive science has come a long way over the past decade, and we can now prove dogs do … [Read more...]
Study Finds Dogs Benefit Children With Autism
Children with Autism Benefit From Having a Trained Service Dog Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have said they can prove that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) benefit from having a dog, especially at a young age. Dr. … [Read more...]
New Vaccine Being Tested For Dogs With Bone Cancer
Study Is Testing Out Vaccine on Dogs With Bone Cancer Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine are trying to determine whether a vaccine can elicit anti tumor immunity and prolong survival in dogs with cancer of … [Read more...]
New Study Finds That Dogs Might Find Kennels Exciting
I think we all feel guilty when we have to leave our dogs behind during vacation, but a new study has found that perhaps a stay in the kennel isn't all bad - some dogs find it quite exciting. Study Finds That Dogs Might Find Kennels Exciting We all … [Read more...]
Dogs Detect Prostate Cancer with 98% Accuracy
In an interesting new study, trained dogs have demonstrated they can detect the presence of prostate cancer in a person by smelling their urine with 98% accuracy. The study is about to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological … [Read more...]