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“Simply observing dogs rescuing someone doesn’t tell you much, the difficult challenge is figuring out why they do it.”. So, he and his team set up an experiment assessing 60 pet dogs’ propensity to rescue their owners.…

Aggressiveness of pet dogs is influenced by life history and owner's characteristics. January 22, 2023. Dogs walked every day by their owners are less aggressive. Dogs owned by women bark less at strangers.…

A second group included dogs from ancient breeds that are genetically more closely related to the wolf than other breeds. This group comprised 24 dogs from breeds such as the shiba inu, the basenji, and the Siberian husky.…

The local authorities allow dogs off the lead in the park and Alicia likes to go there to watch the dogs play happily with each other and to chat to the owners about their pets. Around 4:30pm they gather to socialize—dogs and owners.…

What the researchers say: “The results suggest that people walking their dogs puts more ‘eyes on the street,’ which can discourage crime,” said the lead author of the study. “People walking their dogs are essentially patrolling their neighborhoods.…

“It was my responsibility to match dogs to people based on their preferences, but I often noticed that visitors would ultimately adopt some other dog than my original suggestion,” he said.…

How ads with dogs and cats affect consumer behavior. March 6, 2022. I love dog and cat stories. But sometimes the researchers unintentionally come to findings that can seem odd, at least to this reader.…

The researchers have collected data about the personality traits of thousands of dogs, cats and their owners to explore owner–pet attachment. The data encompass about 2,500 pet owners and 3,300 pets.…

In two sessions of 30 minutes each, the researchers brought out either a robotic dog or a cat (participants’ choice) in a pet carrier.…

This may change the animal visitation programs of many hospitals and other institutions which are 85% dog only.…