Tick bites can be irritating for dogs, but the bigger concern is the diseases ticks can transmit to dogs and humans alike. While your dog can’t transmit a tick disease directly to you, you both could be at risk for tick bites when you spend time outdoors. Read on to learn how tick-...
The researchers then identified a list of genes—including those involved in digestion, metabolism, cancer, and the transmission of serotonin in the brain—that are under positive selection pressure in dogs and humans alike. “As domestication is often associated with large increases in population den...
Embracing the power of nature walks can significantly benefit the emotional well-being of dogs and humans alike.Through regular walks in natural settings, dogs can release pent-up emotional stress, enjoy sensory exploration, and engage in physical exercise....
However,dogs are not humansand treating them like a human can sometimes bring disastrous results. Similarly, humans are not dogs. When we try tobitea dog with our fingers, it does not work out very well either. “Men and dogs are not alike, although some men try to make them so. White...
Gethings works out of London, England, with his assistant named Baxter, a 9-year-old Border Terrier. He had the idea of photographing similar-looking humans and dogs for a while before he found a backer for the project: Laurence King Publishing, which had Gethings shoot the photos fora me...
New Orleans is a fun place for humans and dogs alike! Not only do many people living in New Orleans have dogs, but they treat them like royalty. You will see dogs every where including in stores, restaurants and bars. Some of them will be dressed up, some will be pushed in decorated...
In many northern communities, these changes have resulted in health disparities for dogs and humans alike. Unwanted feral dog populations in villages pose significant health threats to communities, but access to preventive veterinary services is extremely limited. This chapter describes the many ways in...
but fungi can also cause disease in dogs and humans alike. Fungi are for instance responsible for the common ringworm disease in dogs. As you might have guessed already, fungi that infect dogs will not cause the appearance of cute little toadstools with red hats and white dots on top of yo...
Don’t feed your dog raw fish, though, since it can carry harmful bacteria such as salmonella and listeria, which can be extremely dangerous for dogs and humans alike. Also, be wary of the amounts of fish you allow your dog to eat since some of them (salmon, for example) have a hig...
Dogs are involved in many kinds of cooperations with humans—e.g. in agility sports, scent detection, or as service dogs. This kind of cooperation requires some interpretation of another species, and human social cognition appears to partially extend to nonconspecifics (Harrison and Hall 2010)....