Sentences with phrase «put dog studies»

«So to me it was sort of natural to put dog studies in the context of human disease.»

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«Organisms can deal with these stressful transitions from warm to cold by either acclimating - think about dogs putting on their winter coats - or by populations genetically evolving to deal with new stresses, a phenomenon known as rapid climate adaptation,» said Alison Gerken, a post-doctoral associate with UF's Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and the lead author of a new study, published this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The new study «puts dog origins into one time and place again.

STRAY DOG Director Debra Granik won praise (and put Jennifer Lawrence on the map) with her 2010 drama «Winter's Bone,» but this character study of a biker and Vietnam vet is her first documentary.

Studies show that interacting with a dog can reduce anxiety and boost one's mood, so these specially trained dogs visit schools, hospitals, and even airport departure gates to put a smile on everyone's face.

In a separate study by Psychologist Sadahiko Nakajima, the participants were able to correct guess the «real» dog - owner pairs when put amongst other random dog - human photos.

Dr. Michael Fox conducted a study showing mildly stressing puppies during the first five weeks develops dogs which are superior when put in learning or competitive situations.

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.

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.

Lockwood, who has studied wolves in the wild and canine attacks on humans and animals for 15 years, said the recent publicity about dog attacks has put a spotlight on the pit bull, a generic term for several breeds developed in England as fighting animals.

Researchers performed studies by putting a group of dogs that were infested with fleas and ticks in flea and tick collars.

If it was anthropomorphising, I personally think it would be saying something along the lines of that a pessimistic dog (for eg) is thinking «oh I don't suppose I'll get a walk today, it's raining and she works late on a Tuesday so I bet she won't be bothered to take me out» That really is putting the human mindset into an animal, but I don't think that this study / theory is doing this.

I've spent nearly my entire life studying animals, but eventually put all my focus on dogs and their behaviors.

In the Spanish / Turkish veterinary study I referenced earlier, fat beagle dogs put on a diet, saw their BchE cholinesterase levels go down while their AchE levels went up.

A recent study adds to a growing body of literature that should put to rest, once and for all, the false notion that dogs in shelters are in shelters because there is something wrong with them: «Nothing in the prevalence estimates we reviewed suggest that overall, dogs who come to spend time in a shelter (and are not screened out based on history or behavior at intake or shortly thereafter) are dramatically more or less inclined toward problematic warning or biting behavior than are pet dogs in general.»

To put it bluntly, many research studies show people with dogs as pets tend to have reduced negative feelings such as loneliness or feeling isolated.

Slowly, over the past five or six years, university studies have put forth a different picture: it's not the puppies, they say, it's the adult dogs that are picked up as strays or surrendered by owners that populate shelters and die for lack of a home.

In a third study published 10 years ago and conducted at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, 3 dog owners were put in a sparsely furnished room and asked to sit on a rug on the floor with their dogs.

But neither the time nor the location of the first domestication is known: fossils place the earliest dogs anywhere from 33,000 years ago in Siberia to 11,000 years ago in Israel, whereas DNA studies of modern dogs put domestication at least 10,000 years ago, and in either Southeast Asia or the Middle East.

One study resulted in the majority of dogs being euthanised (put to rest) while 12 out of 72 dogs in the study lived for 30 days.

Dog behavior studies at the Center for Canine Behavior Studies are focused on putting a serious dent in the reported 1.5 million dogs killed annually in shelters through their Animal Ownership Interaction Study ostudies at the Center for Canine Behavior Studies are focused on putting a serious dent in the reported 1.5 million dogs killed annually in shelters through their Animal Ownership Interaction Study oStudies are focused on putting a serious dent in the reported 1.5 million dogs killed annually in shelters through their Animal Ownership Interaction Study of 2015.

According to the study's researchers, they believe the pain which could be undiagnosed, could be exacerbated when a noise makes the dogs tense up or «start», thus putting extra stress on muscles or joints which are already inflamed, causing further pain.

The study took place at Northwestern University in Chicago, where overweight owners and dogs alike were put through an exercise and nutritional program for several weeks.

But some pets can prove dangerous and Lake County leaders aim to put teeth in a law that regulates domestic animals.Pets and pet - related issues - from barking dogs to pooper - scoopers to vicious animals - soon will come under the scrutiny of a group that will advise Lake County on proposed revisions to its animal control law.County commissioners recently approved forming an advisory committee to study changes to Lake's animal control ordinance.

Dr. Johnson was intrigued by the results of the ALS study and put together a similar clinical trial for dogs.

This study shows that the owners of smaller dogs are less consistent in training, put less emphasis on training and engage in fewer activities with the dog, than the owners of large dogs.

Studies have shown that a dog's failure to meet owner expectations puts the animal at high risk for surrender to a shelter.

It seems like a technology that could be put to good use when it comes to studying dogs, and in learning more about those with behavioral issues and what triggers them.

I have put together a chart showing life expectancies by dog breed, based upon a couple of big scientific studies.