The Dog Zombie

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Domesticating foxes for fun and profit

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The Thoughtful Animal has been writing about domesticated foxes and has pointed out that they are commercially available. Dude! I want one ...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Responsibility for dogs who bite

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My school has a large, fenced field. Traditionally, people have been free to let their dogs run off leash in this field. I’ve taken advantag...
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Links post

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The Slaughterhouse Problem: is a resolution in sight? (Food Politics): Overview of the slaughterhouse problem by Marion Nestle, author of F...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Why cortisol sucks as a measurement of stress

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Standing in the ward of a veterinary hospital, you see a dog jumping up and down in his run, barking. Is he distressed at being here? Or is ...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Greeting dogs

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After reading my assertion that children should learn the appropriate way to approach a strange dog, Nathan commented: It seems strange to ...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The assessment of emotional expression in dogs

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“The assessment of emotional expression in dogs using a Free Choice Profiling methodology” (Walker et. al., Animal Welfare ). Do different p...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Links post

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How not to greet a dog. This poster should put posted everywhere. Children should have to learn it with their multiplication tables. Blogg...
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Jessica Perry Hekman, DVM, PhD is fascinated by dog brains. She is a postdoctoral associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she studies the genetics of dog behavior. Her interests include the stress response in mammals, canine behavior, canine domestication, shelter medicine, animal welfare, and open access publishing. You may learn more about Jessica at www.dogzombie.com, or email her at jph at dogzombie dot com. All opinions expressed here are her own.
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