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Christmas skijor anyone?
For those in the northern hemisphere, Christmas is a winter holiday and why not enjoy it with your dog? Skijoring is a winter sport where a cross-country skier is drawn across the snow pulled by their...
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The ancestral roots of your dog
A genetic study by Peter Savolainen, a researcher in evolutionary genetics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, has found that dog breeds from North and South America have Asian ancestry....
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Hapless huskies, dumped dalmatians: let’s stop treating pets as disposable
I like this opinion piece which discusses puppy mills, exotic pets and even the link between popular culture (movies, etc.) and the demand for certain breeds of dog. Mr Barkham (no pun intended) talks...
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The shoplifting dog
Some dogs will do anything for a treat. This Siberian Husky walked almost 12 miles (round trip) for a rawhide chew – with the added excitement of an illegal trip into the grocery store! What lengths...
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Massage for dogs with neurological conditions
I love working with special needs dogs of all kinds. Last month, I had the privilege of working with two very special puppies at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary – Kit and Caboodle. These puppies,...
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Why huskies have blue eyes
DNA testing of more than 6,000 dogs has revealed that a duplication on canine chromosome 18 is strongly associated with blue eyes in Siberian Huskies, according to a study published October 4, 2018, in...
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Sledge Dogs are Closely Related to 9,500-Year-Old ‘Ancient Dog’
Photo: Carsten Egevang / Qimmeq Dogs play an important role in human life all over the world – whether as a family member or as a working animal. But where the dog comes from and how old various groups...
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