Sentences with phrase «longest dog study»

Not exact matches

It seems to me less arbitrary and more logical to go along with Jennings (quoted by Agar 1943, p. 153), who wrote after years of study on the behavior of amoebae: «I am thoroughly convinced, after long study of the behavior of this organism, that if Amoeba were a large animal, so as to come within the every day experience of human beings, its behavior would at once call forth the attribution to it of states of pleasure and pain, of hunger, desire, and the like, on precisely the same basis as we attribute these things to the dog.»

She also enjoys photography, studying early childhood development and breastfeeding, spending time with her friends, family and taking long walks with her dog Brooklyn.

Kemp Hannon, a Long Island Republican, who is the Senate bill's sponsor, cited in a news release on Wednesday a 2013 study that he said showed a low public health risk from dogs in outdoor dining areas.

Future studies that follow dogs long term and look at specific lipid content in the blood may shed light on the mechanisms behind cholesterol's role in enhanced survival, Leeper said.

«This regenerative technology, termed AAV gene transfer, provided long - lasting benefit to the entire musculature of affected dogs that would have otherwise perished, extending a healthy lifespan for more than 4 years,» said Dr. Martin Childers, senior author of the Muscle & Nerve study and a UW Medicine researcher in Seattle.

And the trouble with extrapolating so much from mouse studies is that «nobody has actually shown over the long term how long these quote un-quote improvements persist, and we don't know whether it's broadly improving aspects of aging or it's specific to certain tissues,» said Matt Kaeberlein, a biologist who studies aging in dogs and other animal models at the University of Washington.

Of course, the choice of harness is not always straightforward and Peham is quick to recognize the need to extend the group's research, «We should study guide dogs for a longer period of time to find out whether any of the harnesses are associated with long - term problems in the animals.

The results of a second study suggest that soon after domestication dogs began accompanying humans on long journeys.

This is why studying dog behaviour can help us understand ourselves, and may in the long term contribute to knowledge about various disturbances in social functioning,» he says.

But large animals from cattle to polo ponies are being cloned, as are dogs and cats, so the study — the first to examine the long - term health of animals created as Dolly was — provides assurance that cloning does not cause premature aging.

Earlier studies had suggested that animals — including fruit flies, dogs and mice — live longer when they ate about 25 percent fewer calories than normal.

Dr. Kate Creevy, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, said that while the study does suggest that sterilized dogs do live longer, pet owners who have their dogs spayed or neutered should still be be aware of the possibility of immune - mediated diseases and cancer.

Another study suggested that dog owners, who regularly walked their dogs, could move faster and for longer period than those who didn't.

Eukanuba has highlighted its dedication to helping dogs live longer, healthier lives through a marketing campaign based on the brand's Long Life Study.

NPR.org states one of the earliest studies in this area, conducted in the 1980s, found heart attack patients who owned dogs lived longer than those who did not.

There are also no studies indicating there are any long term health benefits of letting a dog have a litter.

Dog lovers have no doubt noticed that smaller dogs live longer than large ones, and now there's a scientific study to back that up, as well as a few hypothesis as to why this is true.

Studies have shown that dogs spayed at a very young age typically have longer limbs and lighter bone structure.

The project, first announced at the North American Veterinary Conference, is thought to be the largest and longest observational study ever initiated in dogs, reports Wayne A. Jensen, DVM, PhD, MBA, chief scientific officer of Morris Animal Foundation (MAF).

On top of that, a study last year put out by by Arizona State University found that identifying a dog as a pit bull leads to that dog staying at the shelter three times longer than dogs who look the same but are called Labs or border collies instead.

Studies have shown that dogs become severely depressed in shelters after just a few weeks of being there — and some dogs are there for much longer.

This study indicated that gene therapy may demonstrate a long - term cure for dogs diagnosed with type I diabetes.

But this latest study is just the most recent of a long line of work showing that removing a quarter of the dog's endocrine system might not be in the dog's best interest — and maybe not even in the best interests of rescues and shelters.

Many studies say this requires a steady daily temperature of at least 64 °F, day and night for a month for this to happen, and if, at any time, the temperature drops below 57 °F, the maturation cycle will fail and the female mosquito can no longer transmit heartworm to dogs.

Purpose of Study: Standard therapy for dogs diagnosed with osteosarcoma has long been amputation of the affected limb followed by chemotherapy to prevent the spread of cancer.

Two long - term studies of a large number of dogs show behavioral and physical effects are a real possibility.

A 2002 study performed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine discovered that dogs given a calorie - restricted diet lived nearly two years longer than those eating additional calories.

Recent long - term studies have shown juvenile altering especially for some breeds (golden retrievers, labradors, German shepherd dogs) is not a good idea.

Several studies have shown that mixed breed mutts live longer than pure breeds and the female dog has a greater life expectancy than its male counterpart.

For pet owners, the EPIC Study results demonstrate how early treatment of MMVD can help dogs live longer, free from the symptoms of CHF.

To find out what attracted dogs to toys, researchers from Bristol Veterinary School conducted a study in 2012 where they presented dogs with a variety of different toys for 30 - second intervals and studied how long it took each dog's attention to falter.

Adequan has more proven benefit in dogs including studies that used a small camera to look into the joints (arthroscopy) and examine the cartilage and I have seen significant improvement in mobility in many dogs that helps them go back to longer walks and running.

So labs not only love dogs, they love people who love dogs, especially an attentive animal lover of means willing to put up with the monitoring required for long - term studies.

Unfortunately, many studies show that while dogs respond immediately to antibiotics, the disease may affect the long - term health of the joints that were originally affected.

In a trial of dogs with atopic dermatitis, dogs treated with APOQUEL experienced a significant and long - term reduction in itch and inflammation at day 28 of the study.

Enrolling up to 3,000 dogs and spanning 10 to 14 years, the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is the largest and longest observational canine study ever conduStudy is the largest and longest observational canine study ever condustudy ever conducted.

Additionally, if hormones do play a role in limiting the occurrence of certain cancers, there are no long term studies that indicate whether the amount of testosterone which is retained in dogs which receive Zeuterin (which can vary between dogs) will decrease their risk for those cancers.

There haven't been any long - term studies on its impact on dogs despite the fact that many dog food companies are adding it to foods now.

As owners step away from the bonds of politically correct serfdom and demand ligation and vasectomy, cost will go down, more veterinarians will study and perfect safe, hormone preserving sterilization and dogs will no longer be forced to suffer the adverse effects and cruelty of sexual castration.

But another new study — this one in PLOS One — reports that dogs labeled as pit bulls remain in shelters longer and are perceived as less attractive to adopters.

Long - term studies regarding the relationship between these factors and the development of cancer in dogs and cats are just getting started, but common sense tells me a link most likely exists.

According to the study, dogs with the label of pit - bull end up with a 3x longer stay than a similar looking shelter dog that doesn't get the pit bull label.

There's a long list of real health benefits that have been studied, and we're under the firm belief that everyone should own a dog!

Studies have long concluded how male dogs are typically more hyperactive and aggressive than females.

Long - term studies show that thin dogs live up to two years longer than fat dogs.

The study will be the longest and largest dog study ever conducted, and will focus on four cancers that can be fatal.

Yes, says Lisa Gunter, MA, CPDT - KA, a doctoral candidate at Arizona State University in the Department of Psychology and researcher at the Canine Science Collaboratory, and Kelly Duer, Maddie's ® Foster Care Specialist and Foster Expansion Coordinator for a national study of foster care for medium and large dogs with long shelter stays.

Karen is also a long time researcher studying the energy needs of dogs doing various types of exercise such as treadmill and swimming.

Dr. Joan Coates, DVM, MS, DACVIM - Neurology has been studying Degenerative Myelopathy dogs for a long time.

Pillar # 2 — Avoidance of Punitive Methods Scientific studies have shown that the use of confrontational, punitive training techniques on dogs not only does not work long term, but actually exacerbates aggressive response and makes already aggressive dogs even more aggressive.