The Dog Lobby
Information and resources to help us lobby for a better deal for dogs
From the category archives:
Research into the origins of dogs seems to have nailed down a time, place and reason.
Specific genes control what kind of coat your dog has: curly, short, wavy, with a moustache. There are many combinations.
Research in Australia has found that women want calm and compliant dogs, while men want dogs that look good.
Dogs are descended from wolves, but where, when and how were they first domesticated. This research has clues.
Companion, valued life form or worker? Research has shown we may view dogs in one of these ways.
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’).
Of the 20,000 dogs in Auckland City, New Zealand, 400 are named Jess and 1600 are Labradors
Dogs and people have been friends for a long time.
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