training dogs for MRI, and Phyllis Guo for her help in video creation and labeling. We also thank our dedicated dog owners, Rebecca Beasley (Daisy) and Ashwin Sakhardande (Bhubo). The human studies were supported by a grant from the National Eye Institute (Grant R01 EY029724 to D.D.D...
Dogs’ brain-based cephalic index is suitable for measuring the impact of breeding on the structure of a dog’s brain53, relevant in the cerebral processing of human auditory cues7 and related to dogs’ human communicative cue-reading abilities (cf54,55). Cephalic index was calculated from bra...
We investigated the spontaneous tendency of dog puppies, kittens and wolf pups to match their behaviour to actions demonstrated by a human, in the absence of food reward. Based on dogs’ inherent sociality and domestication history, we predicted that the tendency to match human actions is more ...
Eye Infection Assessment or Help NOTE: Before continuing with the information of this page, it is important to consider that the majority of eye infection issues with dogs may be just a symptom of a much greater problem. If you see other symptoms such as –... ...
Dogs show their teeth in a variety of expressions, and they are not all smiles. To make understanding dogs even more confusing, the expression that is most like a human smile isn’t called a smile — it’s called a grin. At least both grins and smiles are generally signs that we like...
It also had the average TV in a few places, usually so management could keep an eye on sensitive news around the world, which sometimes helped give them a well rounded view of what was going on from different points of view. At this time the TV picture that was on was replaced by a...
eye-blink // Shutterstock #18. Petit basset griffon Vendéen (tie) - Understanding of new commands: 40 to 80 repetitions- Obey first command: 30% of the time or better A small hound breed originating in France, the PBGV was used to hunt small animals in rocky terrain, which led the ...
The robot vacuum beat in particular has cemented itself as Leah's main ~thing~ across the past few years. Since 2019, her expertise has been perpetually bolstered by the meticulous eye she keeps on robot vacuum deals and new releases, but more importantly, her hands-on experience with more...
The extraordinary genetic and behavioural diversity of dog breeds provides a unique opportunity for investigating the heritability of cognitive traits, such as problem-solving ability, social cognition, inhibitory control, and memory. Previous studies have mainly investigated cognitive differences between breed...
When controlling for age, breed type, activity level, and other comorbidities, dogs with a history of neurological, eye, or ear disorders had higher odds of CCD. Lifespan quartile analysis showed excellent discriminating ability between CCD positive and negative dogs. Weight-based lifespan quartile...