The Dog Zombie

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

$200 worth of oops

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This Saturday I was “on duty” in the large animal hospital, meaning that I was in the hospital for about 12 hours, theoretically helping wit...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

That is what is known as irony

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I knew I would leave something behind in the town five hours from home where I did my shelter medicine externship. It was just a question of...
Monday, May 23, 2011

Do not kidnap wild animal babies!

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Since spring is upon us, at least in my part of the world, I offer a public service announcement: do not kidnap wild animal babies! If you s...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

He’s a lover, not a fighter: outreach for the prevention of dog fighting

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[This is the presentation I gave at a shelter staff meeting this week, as part of my shelter medicine externship.] How can we redirect in...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Purebred Paradox, part four: What can be done?

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(Continued from part three .) Below are my musings on some of the talks at the recent conference, The Purebred Paradox: on the health and ...
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Friday, May 13, 2011

The Purebred Paradox, part three: Analyses of the situation

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(Continued from part two .) Below are my musings on some of the talks at last week’s conference, The Purebred Paradox: on the health and w...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Purebred Paradox, part two: What’s the problem?

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(Continued from part one .) I recently attended The Purebred Paradox: on the health and welfare of purebred dogs. These are my musings on...
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Marlborough, MA, United States
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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