Sentences with phrase «test whether the dog»

D'Aniello and his colleagues tested whether dogs could sniff out human emotions by smell alone.

This is the experimental set - up used to test whether dogs can discriminate emotional expressions of human faces.

Previous attempts had been made to test whether dogs could discriminate between human emotional expressions, but none of them had been completely convincing.

D'Aniello and his colleagues tested whether dogs could really sniff out our emotions.

This made the set - up more naturalistic for the dogs and helped the team test whether dogs not only paid more attention to dog speak but were motivated to spend more time with the person who had spoken to them in that way

The only way to test whether a dog will actually attack someone is to do a setup with a professional dog trainer in a hidden padded suit.

The idea was to test whether dogs would «defend» their owners during a home invasion.

Researchers from the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna have been testing whether dogs show signs of prosocial behavior — voluntary actions that benefit others.

In some cases, the vet needs to test whether the dog responds well to flea medication in order to be sure the diagnosis is flea dermatitis.

Not exact matches

To test whether domestic dogs have learned to process human speech as we do, Victoria Ratcliffe and David Reby at the University of Sussex in Falmer, UK, placed 25 dogs between two speakers.

We know that dogs and primates, and humans, probably are, but that means we can't really test for whether it's empathy or not.

These tests included: navigation, tested by timing how long it took the dogs to get food that was behind different types of barriers; assessing whether they could tell the difference between quantities of food and; their ability to follow a human pointing gesture to an object.

Whether you're taking a test or walking your dog across a busy street, your ability to tune out irrelevant sights and sounds in the environment — or your openness to detecting potential dangers — is crucial for success and survival.

Researchers in China decided to mutate a muscle gene in beagles to test whether a powerful gene - editing technology called CRISPR / Cas9 will work in dogs.

«One mistake Ive seen [physicians] make is to generally recommend that asthmatics not have cats, dogs, or other furred pets when they havent done the allergy testing to prove whether theres an abnormal response to that type of animal.»

He hand picks Domhnall Gleeson's puppy - dog code - jockey Caleb to join him in this off - map locale to execute the «Turing Test» on a humanoid robot named Ava (Alicia Vikander) in order to determine whether she has achieved any level of human sentience.

«Testing is an important part of education and life, but it's time that we step back and see whether the tail is wagging the dog,» he said.

Again, thanks to titer tests, you can measure whether the dose was large enough to produce immunity in your dog.

A veterinarian will able to run a test and tell you whether or not your dog has been infected.

Whether your dog will grow up to be an introvert or more of an extrovert can also be predicted by a DNA test.

*** Whether or not a known Cord1 carrier is being used, breeders are strongly advised that all dogs / bitches being used for breeding should carry up to date clear eye certificates, valid at the time of mating (i.e. they have been passed clinically clear through a standard periodic eye test no more than one year prior to the mating taking place).

They are considering whether to do titer tests since they have reason to believe that many of these dogs have been vaccinated.

The dogs were also tested on whether they would treat another dog if the partner dog was visible but not close, and the dogs did, though less frequently.

With the advances in DNA testing, you may be able to ascertain whether a non-affected dog is a carrier for a growing list of health defects.

While a vet assistant is a great start (your mum's neighbor), they can not really know whether the dog has parvo or not without proper testing that should be performed at the vet.

Genetic testing of the CNGB3 gene will reliably determine whether a dog is a genetic Carrier of cone degeneration.

Veterinarians can perform several different tests on a dog to identify whether or not it is infected with the disease.

Fortunately, there is a DNA test that will let you know whether your dog has this mutation by submitting a simple cheek swab or a blood sample.

If initial blood tests reveal that your dog has thyroid problems, an additional antibody blood test can reveal whether the issue is being caused by autoimmune disease.

Lien Animal Clinic recommends testing dogs of herding breed ancestry to determine whether they carry the MDR1 gene.

Your veterinarian can determine whether or not your dog has a parasite through fecal screening or a blood test.

(German for protection dog), Germany developed Schutzhund (dog sport) in the early 1900s to test whether the German Dogs exhibit the traits necessary for police - type work.Today, many breeds such as Rottweilers, German shepherds, Giant Schnauzer, Hovawort, Malinois, and Boxer to name a few, compete in Schutzhund, it is a demanding test and sport for any dog.

Most cases of heartworms are detected quite early, but there are not tests that will accurately determine whether a dog has five or 50 heartworms.

A genetic test exists to detect whether or not a dog is a carrier of the disease.

Genetic testing of the CBD103 gene for the KB variant will determine whether a dog is a genetic Carrier of agouti gene expression.

After these initial vaccinations, Dr. Schultz recommends doing a titer test at one year and revaccinating (depending on whether or not the dog passed their titer test) or re-titering no more frequently than every 3 years.

In one of the tests at Harvard, researchers tried to determine whether dogs can use pictures as signs to figure out which bucket contains food.

The American Herding Breeds Association (AHBA) provides herding capability tests to all dogs, designed to determine whether a dog has the instinct to herd livestock.

The vet will also perform a blood test that will show whether your dog's body is functioning properly.

i am am getting my dog kyza dna tested tommorow to find out what breed she really is when i bought they said she was staffy cross pitty, i wasnt sure whether to take her or not but once i saw the horrible conditions she was living in i nearly bought the whole litter!!!

Titer testing can be used to determine whether a dog still has the needed antibodies and can help prevent over vaccination.

In the Australian study, while one of the variables tested was whether or not the dogs had received vaccinations, they only measured for vaccines done in the previous 6 weeks.

Your vet will able to run a test and tell you whether or not your dog has been infected.

If x-rays leave uncertainties whether your dog's sluggishness is due to arthritis and blood tests are normal, one of the best ways to tell that this is true arthritis is to put the the dog (not cats) on a short course of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine.

If there is no urine culture test, your vet won't know which antibiotic is the right one to treat the problem, or whether your dog actually needs an antibiotic at all.

When you bring your dog to the vet for a skin allergy problem, blood tests can reveal whether or not an allergy exists.

(See «What diagnostic tests will tell me whether a dog has canine influenza?»)

Q: What diagnostic tests will tell me whether a dog has canine influenza?

When your dog has a mass (something unexpected in or on his body), one of the decisions you will need to make with your veterinarian is whether you should remove and test it, or test a piece of it first, and then remove it.

What diagnostic tests will tell me whether a dog has canine influenza?