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Do Therapy Dogs Actually Like Their Jobs? Some people worry that therapy #dogs who are exposed to the negative emotions of clients, may themselves become stressed. New data indicates that that is not the case. https://t.co/kPxOAw9IF0

Is a Smoker in Your House Killing Your Dog? Simply sharing an environment with a smoker places dogs at higher risk of contracting respiratory problems and a lethal form of bladder cancer. https://t.co/h7HFr7GrR2

What Do Dogs Do When Family Members Quarrel? When a pet #dog observes his family members engaging in a dispute he tends to console the victim and avoid the aggressor. https://t.co/ygAtDO7E3j

Research shows that enrolling a puppy in a puppy class before the age of 6 months reduces the likelihood of adult behavior problems such as aggression, destructive behavior and excessive barking. https://t.co/7ZwBrs7Yll

Simply playing with a dog causes the release of the mood-elevating and antidepressant hormone, oxytocin in children. Their pet #dogs also experience a similar surge in this hormone. https://t.co/Pq71fuyaNh https://t.co/xkwB9emsXA

Claims have been made that designer crossbred #dogs (like Labradoodles), are healthier than the purebred dog breeds that they are derived from. New data tests this belief. https://t.co/uyk4pWPiLl

Your Dog Can Be Your Therapist. Trained therapy dogs can reduce symptoms of anxiety and stress. New data shows that even untrained pet dogs can provide similar psychological benefits. https://t.co/v5nWRoONRb https://t.co/FGfPeImhJT

Is a Dog or a Cat Better at Improving Longevity in Seniors? It really has to do with whether #dogs or #cats can best relieve loneliness since it is a stressor associated with multiple problems that may reduce lifespan. https://t.co/Fb4HBrP4iu

Whether a dog or a human is more sensitive to a specific sound depends upon the sound's frequency (pitch). Within the range of normal human speech sounds #dogs and people are equally sensitive. https://t.co/FM7vPrntEM

What Is That Dog Doing in the Witness Box? The use of therapy #dogs in courtrooms to comfort stressed witnesses is allowed in 41 states in the USA. However the presence of such courtroom dogs has not gone unchallenged. https://t.co/0d2VyYfNIi https://t.co/nJb4GBF93n

How Puppy Whines Affect Their Mother's Behavior. Canine mothers can recognize the whines and whimpers of puppies from their own litter and they trigger a strong caregiving response. https://t.co/sAGUl9bEdv #dogs https://t.co/GiSRFnahg0

New Research Confirms Dogs Really Don't like Being Hugged. A review of videos of people hugging #dogs showed frequent signs of stress and anxiety, and two thirds of the dogs responded by nipping or biting the hugger. https://t.co/hhD6X3gi84

Spaying and neutering dogs is not an effective means of behavioral control (for aggression or over-excitement) and it exposes dogs to continuing physiological risks and increased signs of aging. https://t.co/PUVSSwn93k

Why Do Most Dogs Have Brown Eyes While Wolves Do Not? https://t.co/mQBePwROPd

Is Your Dog Generally Smart, or Is He Not so Bright? #Dogs have a general intelligence factor which is organized hierarchically like human intelligence. It influences both problem-solving and learning abilities. https://t.co/D6JgzQIKT3

Do Spoken Words Create Mental Images in Dogs? EEG measurements suggest that humans compare seen objects to the mental images evoked by their word labels. Recent data indicates that the same is true for #dogs. https://t.co/G9vlxzkRHc https://t.co/1xrf9aQSA1

Can Dogs Tell Lies with a Growl? Dog growls are meant to be messages warning potential enemies to stay away. When threatened #dogs can alter their growls to make themselves appear to be larger and more dangerous. https://t.co/1Qi1mnZHzz