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Can a Blue Dog keep kids safe from bites?

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A computer game can help train kids about how to be safe around dogs.

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Dog-friendly businesses draw more customers

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4 out of 5 businesses claim that their dog friendly policy has helped them to draw in more customers in difficult financial times.

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Controversial dog impact assessment

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Controversial research out of New Zealand suggests that a dog is less sustainable than an SUV.

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Vancouver knows its dogs

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Information about more than 100,000 dogs in Vancouver has been collected into a publicly accessible database. Search by name, breed or location.

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Microchip your dog

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Microchip your pet and keep your contact details up-to-date. If your pet is lost a microchip improves the chances it will be returned to you.

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Dog smarts are cued in to humans

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Tests show that wolves and dogs assign different priorities to what humans do.

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From wolves to dogs 16,000 years ago

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Research into the origins of dogs seems to have nailed down a time, place and reason.

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The 7 kinds of dog coat

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Specific genes control what kind of coat your dog has: curly, short, wavy, with a moustache. There are many combinations.

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Women and men want different things from a dog

Research in Australia has found that women want calm and compliant dogs, while men want dogs that look good.

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Where do dogs come from?

Dogs are descended from wolves, but where, when and how were they first domesticated. This research has clues.

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3 ways to see your dog

Companion, valued life form or worker? Research has shown we may view dogs in one of these ways.

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Three kinds of dog intelligence

There are three types of dog intelligence: instinctive (what the dog is bred to do), adaptive (how well the dog learns from its environment) and working and obedience (the equivalent of ’school learning’).

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