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If you want to find a safe neighborhood to live in, choose one where the residents trust each other – and have a lot of dogs to walk. This study adds another reason why dogs are good for us.

A survey out of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shows that office workers overwhelmingly want pet friendly offices. I agree!

“Pets are filling the void created by social decay after technology atomised us, divided us, and sowed social distrust.” -Mark Cushing, author of Pet Nation

I find it sad that we now have to remind children to play with the family dog - and via text message! But I suppose it is a sign of changing times and priorities and at least there is research to back it up...

Bergie, a special black greyhound who was Izzy's boyfriend for many years, passed away last week. This post is to share my memories of him and why he was special.

When dogs play with a toy, even just briefly, they pay attention to its different features and register the information using multiple senses, finds a new study.

In the first-of-its-kind Phase 1 clinical trial, 21 pet dogs of various breeds that had metastatic lung disease resulting from osteosarcoma or melanoma were treated with protein interleukin-15 (IL-15).

A recent study by the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital confirmed that scent detection dogs can be taught to identify individuals with a coronavirus infection from skin swabs. In the experimental set-up the accuracy of the dogs in identifying the samples was 92 percent.

In the June edition of NZ Dog World, I speak to the new owners of NZ dog bed company Life of Riley. I highly recommend these wool dog beds because they are supportive of the joints and naturally deter dust mites.

The quote of the month is from Dr Sophia Yin, a pioneer in low stress handling.