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Dingoes May Get The Point
But they don’t see what you mean… In September of this year Animal Cognition published a study on how the dingo’s ability to understand human gestural cues compares to the skills of domestic dogs and wolves. A poster summarizing th...
If Michael Vick was a Sociologist
Would his ‘exploration‘ of the dog fighting world have been defensible? Maybe even commendable? Yesterday’s edition of Inside Higher Education reports the story of Scott DeMuth, a University of Minnesota sociology graduate stud...
Gutsy Wolves Challenge Hunter
The International Wolf Center (IWC) reports that approximately 2,450 wolves lived in Minnesota in 1997-1998 (the most recent year I could find data for). The IWC states that wolf populations in Minnesota are currently increasing at a rate of 3-4...
Disco Christmas
Three wild and crazy canines celebrate holidays the disco way. Starring Audie Swayze; Charlie Travolta and Zippy Newton-John ...
Amazing Agility Horse
In previous posts we’ve shown you agility mice and agility goldfish – today we’ve got amazing video of another animal enjoying traditional dog agility exercises. And you thought keeping up with a dog was difficult! I loved the pran...
A Portrait of the Artist as an Old Dog
Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a dog photographer who didn’t specialise in photographing dogs - he was a dog. Cyrus the Australian Shepherd belonged to photographer Athena Lonsdale and his career, like many of the ...

