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The R.O.U.S. evolved in an island
The R.O.U.S. evolved in an island
We may have solved the origin of Princess Brideâs rodent of unusual size. Mainland size variation informs predictive models of exceptional insular body size change in rodents. The tendency for island populations of mammalian taxa to diverge in body size from their mainland counterparts consistently in particular directions is both impressive for its regularity and, especially among rodents,âŠ
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Urinary Tract Infection: Pee Perturbs Pili Production
Human urine interferes with pili and inhibits E.coli attachment to bladder. Human Urine Decreases Function and Expression of Type 1 Pili in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli IMPORTANCE Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are extremely common infections, frequently caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), that are treated with antibiotics but often recur. Therefore, UTI treatment both isâŠ
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Max and the Curse of Popularity
Max and the Curse of Popularity
Iâm worried about the future of the Malinois*. On June 26 MGM will release the movie Max and I hope it tanks. I really do. People will get a Malinois wanting this  Movies can influence dog choice and the upcoming release of this movie threatens to make the Malinois the trendy dog to have; this effect can be felt 10 years after a movieâs release (Ghirlanda 2014). To make things worse, dogâŠ
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Kevin Behan Ignores Genetics, Invents a New History for the Doberman
Kevin Behan Ignores Genetics, Invents a New History for the Doberman
Iâm nearly finished with Pat Shipmanâs book âThe Invadersâ and thought about writing something on it; during the preliminary research I came across Kevin Behanâs take on this book. His post is the usual pseudo-science babble and mystical energy nonsense but one part caught my attention for its brazen dismissal of well documented history. Behan never tires of telling us he is the only one whoâŠ
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What a Child Leaves Behind
What a Child Leaves Behind
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchimerism
In 2013 there was a bit of excitement when a group out of Missouri U reported finding Y-chromosomal DNA in the blood dogs that had given birth to male pups. The first time fetal microchimerism (FMc) has been detected in dogs.
During pregnancy there is a small exchange of cells between mother and fetus, or among fetuses in multiple pregnancies. TheseâŠ
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Cesar Millan, I submit
Cesar Millan, IÂ submit
Equus: A Play in Two Acts By Peter Shaffer
Cesar, you once wrote: âWhen I learned how to be calm-submissive to my wife, it improved my marriage 100 percent!â But you are now divorced.
Did your recipe for an âimprovedâ marriage lead to its eventual breakdown? Were you resentful about being submissive? Was your wife looking for a partner and not a prisoner to guard? Did you act out to regain aâŠ
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Inquiry Based Learning for Dogs
Inquiry Based Learning for Dogs
We can divide dog training into two distinct philosophies; and no I donât mean aversive vs rewarding, Iâm thinking of those that divide dogs into active learners and those which favor passive learning. Trainers that create opportunities for the dog to find the answer and trainers that give (often by force) the answer.
I thought of this after reading this article on how a misunderstanding ofâŠ
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A Stupid Man's Report on what a Clever Woman Wrote
A Stupid Manâs Report on what a Clever Woman Wrote
The DailyMailâs article on dog play was an excellent example of lousy reporting but being familiar with this paper I blame it on their general laziness and not a malicious attempt to lie to their readers. We canât say the same about Kevin Behan who has no problem lying to his gullible followers.
In the aptly titled âPunch Anti-Vaxxers in the Face (With Facts)â, Chad MacDonald observes, â[t]heirâŠ
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Don't Trust the Headlines
Donât Trust the Headlines
Source: @DoUBelieveInDog
Too often it is difficult to know what is reliable information and whatâs junk.
If you read this blog with any regularity then you know I strongly emphasize the importance of going to the primary source because there is a lot of bad, bad, badstuff out there. While itâs easy to dismiss a one-off crank selling dog mysticism to the gullible, it becomes much harder when theâŠ
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Curiosity Enhances Learning and is Intrinsically Rewarding
Curiosity Enhances Learning and is Intrinsically Rewarding
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A different kind of Curiosity. Credit: NASA
The study reports curiosity not only makes one a better learner of the target subject but also improves recall of incidental information.
With animals the word âcuriosityâ tends to be avoided in scientific literature, instead we find terms like âneophiliaâ, âexploratoryâ and ânovelty-seeking behaviorâ; probably to avoid charges of anthropomorphism.
DeâŠ
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Long and Short of Bad Backs
Long and Short of Bad Backs
âLow to ground, long in body and short of legâ â AKC Dachshund breed standard
Basset in bronze (ca 1841) by Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875)
Few studies are quickly explained with 3 graphs, this is one of them. It also neatly illustrates one problem associated with arbitrary exaggeration of certain traits.
Interested in determining how relative back length is related to Intervertebral discâŠ
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The Anatomy of the Dog Soft Palate - The Anatomical Record
The Anatomy of the Dog Soft Palate â The Anatomical Record
Source: etsy.com
 I once found an interesting article in The Anatomical Record and Iâve been getting their email TOCs and early view alerts ever since. Usually itâs obscure stuff, though occasionally the subscription pays off.
Case in point, the third installment of âThe Anatomy of the Dog Soft Palateâ, yes the appeal is still limited â I suspect to those with brachycephalic dogs and vetâŠ
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Dogs Behave Jealously... in 1871
Dogs Behave Jealously⊠in 1871
Romanesâ Cognitive and Emotional development chart (1883)
This chart appeared in âMental Evolution in Animalsâ âMental Evolution in Manâ, both published in the 1880s; Romanes depicts the emotional and cognitive development starting with unicellular. On the left, at level 21, Romanes lists âJealousy. Anger and Play.â On the right side of the chart, at level 28 we see âAnthropoid apes and dogsâ atâŠ
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Are Women Animals?
I am slowly writing a post on animal pain or how how we view pain in animals, not really sure yet.
During my research I came across this lecture (audio / 40 min / 19 MB). by Joanna Bourke; I found the parallels in our historical attitudes toward animals and others (i.e. gender, race, economic classes) to be interesting.
 âAre Women Animals?â: Women, Sentience, and Rights (in the UK from theâŠ
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"First Stage of Cruelty", cruelty to animals
âFirst Stage of Crueltyâ, cruelty to animals
The Four Stages of Cruelty depict, fictional protagonist Tom Nero as he progresses from cruelty to animals as a child, to cruelty to animals as an adult.
âFirst Stage of Crueltyâ by William Hogarth
While various Scenes of sportive Woe, The Infant Race employ, And torturâd Victims bleeding shew, The Tyrant in the Boy. Behold! a Youth of gentler Heart, To spare the Creatureâs pain, O take, heâŠ
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Be Less Wrong: Lessons In Science From SPARCS2014
Be Less Wrong: Lessons In Science From SPARCS2014
Nothing to do with the text. I just like the cover.
The SPARCS conference was a unique opportunity for people to hear directly from researchers; not restrained by an interviewer, the PIs were able to present their research in whatever way they felt was important. Researchers donât often get to talk directly to the public and I canât think of a case where such a distinguished line-up has everâŠ
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One Step Forward. One Step Back.
One Step Forward. One Step Back.
âWaiting Dogâ by Ogata Gekko Ca. 1900.
I was still basking in the afterglow of 3 days of solid canine science yet I knew the feeling couldnât last.
The world of dog training lives in two worlds.
One world is populated by people who study and understand science, who use modern methods and apply ethical standards to their interactions with our non-human companions. The other group lives in a worldâŠ
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