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Owning A Dog Leads To More Walking And Exercise For Older Adults : Shots – Health News : NPR
Dog owners often say the best thing about dogs is their unconditional love.But new research suggests there’s another benefit, too. Dog owners walk more. Source: Owning A Dog Leads To More Walking And Exercise For Older Adults : Shots – Health News : NPR
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A Photographer’s Tips on Traveling with Your Husky Dog – Sunset
Nature photographer Morgan Lee Alain has logged thousands of miles shooting the West’s untouched wilderness. Her travel companion? A husky-wolf mix named Luna Source: A Photographer’s Tips on Traveling with Your Husky Dog – Sunset
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More people are adopting old dogs — really old dogs – The Washington Post
One organization says it envisions “a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid.” Source: More people are adopting old dogs — really old dogs – The Washington Post
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Westminster Dog Show: Rumor The German Shepherd Takes Best In Show : NPR
Great to see this breed win again, for only the 2nd time.. maybe “popular” dogs are coming back into championship prominence over the “exotic” breeding champions of recent years.. grand win, go Rumor! There some related links under the main post… Rumor the German shepherd, named for the Grammy-winning singer’s “Rumor Has It,” was named…
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How do dogs’ genes affect their behavior? Your pet could help scientists find out. – The Washington Post
Large samples of dog DNA and behavioral information are hard to come by, so two research projects are asking “citizen scientists” to collect it from their pets. “We know a lot more about the bodies of our dogs and how they can break down, more than what we know about their brains and behavior,” Hare…
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15,000 Years Ago, Probably in Asia, the Dog Was Born – The New York Times
The DNA analysis of a large and diverse group of dogs led researchers to determine that the most recent common ancestors of today’s dogs lived in Central Asia. Source: 15,000 Years Ago, Probably in Asia, the Dog Was Born – The New York Times
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Man who lost his beloved pets in a house fire gets a new best friend for Christmas
Man who lost his beloved pets in a house fire gets a new best friend for Christmas.
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Aging in Dogs – Companions Teach Us to Age Better – AARP
“The dog is old.” “Age snuck up on him. Maybe this will happen to me, too, if I’m lucky. Maybe it already has. But what human has the genes and the luck and the sheer savoir faire to disguise the years as well as this amazing specimen of canine charisma does?” “His teeth are bright.…
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Animal Behavior: Two Dogs And An Ice Cream : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
“Anyone who’s lived or bonded with dogs knows that they express their personalities in distinct ways. Once in a while, a video clip comes along that highlights this fact for us in an amusing way. Have a look at this video — it’s less than a minute — published earlier this year and sent to…
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Dog from Michael Vick’s Fighting Ring Makes Huge Turnaround | WOOFipedia by The American Kennel Club
Embed from Getty Images To see him now, whippy tail wagging as he greets a group of children or takes a treat from his old pals at the waterfront, it’s hard to believe that he once cowered at the sight of a human hand. To see him now, as he zips from weaves to jump,…
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10 Health and Life Benefits of Owning a Dog When Over 50 – AARP
10 Reasons to Get a Dog When You’re Over 50 “From health benefits to sheer huggability, canine companions make sense” via 10 Health and Life Benefits of Owning a Dog When Over 50 – AARP.
