The Dog Zombie

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Do dogs have rhythm?

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My friend Kevin just pointed me at this YouTube video, which shows a dog grooving to some guitar music. The dog is definitely appreciati...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Should veterinarians recommend pet heath insurance?

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Over the last few days I have been privy to what I’ll describe as a “lively discussion” on a veterinary ethics mailing list. One vet on this...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Spaying dogs and cats: how much should I take out?

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Spaying of dogs and cats is such a common and important procedure that it is the only surgery you are guaranteed to get to do all by yoursel...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Future of the Zombieverse

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I matched at an academic shelter medicine internship in Florida! But I bet you don’t completely know what that means. Internship: Like hu...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Classical conditioning: do try this at home

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In What is classical conditioning? (And why does it matter? ), Jason Goldman asks, “Can you think of other real-world examples of classica...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

The hearty ingredients of Canis soup

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[Reposted from my post on Scientific American’s guest blog. ] The wolf is iconic and charismatic. We see him on t-shirts, on posters, and ...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Book review: Control unleashed

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I recently finished Control Unleashed: Creating a focused and confident dog, by Leslie McDevitt. This book is designed for people training ...
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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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