The Dog Zombie

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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Geek version of the fat mutant labs FAQ

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In the face of overwhelming demand (three people thought it sounded like a good idea), here is the geek version of the fat mutant labs FAQ ,...
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Fat mutant labradors FAQ

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The study about a mutation associated with obesity in labrador retrievers has received massive news coverage for a dog genetics article (and...
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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Dogs and hugs FAQ

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Stanley Coren, well known and respected author on dog cognition, recently published a blog post about dogs not enjoying hugs . Now that I h...
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Saturday, April 23, 2016

From the genetics of dog breeds to stress and reproduction

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The other morning I was talking to my husband in bed in an attempt to help him wake up. Me: So I ran into our friend who walks those three...
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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Science liveblogging: vasopressin in the stress response

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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Why are puppy vaccination schedules so crazy?

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Next week I'm giving on a webinar about puppy vaccine schedules. I'm aiming the webinar at people who have to explain to puppy owner...
Sunday, February 7, 2016

Being the one who remembers: humane housing in shelters

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A cat who is clearly not in a shelter. Last night I wrote the first draft of a document on appropriate housing for shelter animals fo...
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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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