The Dog Zombie

I recently posted about how to choose what bodily substance to use to test for cortisol in a stress study: blood, saliva, urine, feces, or ...

I finally got around to sharing the data from my study of dog salivary cortisol levels on figshare. I have meant to do this for months. Par...

The saga of getting spit out of dogs continues. Why is it so hard? My roommate’s dog Stella will drool enormous strings of spit whilst conte...

Last night, before bed, I collected some saliva from my dog Jack and my roommate’s dog Casey. Jack has, by this point, become inured to the ...

Monday through Thursday evenings around five pm, I drive in to my school’s small animal hospital to collect spit from dogs. I’ve learned a l...