Chicago's Professional Dog Training & Behavior Expert

Bioinformatics: We can learn a lot from other species

Syndicated — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:29:29 +0000

Researchers have confirmed the long-held belief that studying the genes we share with other animals is useful. The study shows how bioinformatics makes it possible to test the fundamental principles on which life science is built.

Chicago Dogs:Dancing Dog

The Chicago Dog Coach — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:09:08 +0000

Ami Moore The Chicago Dog Whisperer, says “This is the ultimate ideal in the dog + human relationship. Bonded and equal.”
Chicago Dancing Dogs

Medical research using dogs as models

Syndicated — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:36:36 +0000

Dogs are among the best animals when it comes to providing models for better medical treatments in humans.

A Dog Story: A New Home for Francine

Syndicated — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:52 +0000

I was asked by a friend to pick out a dog for another friend of hers, as her male had lost his mate and was pining. Since I had been working mostly with the little dogs for a while, I was out of touch with that section of the kennels, so I didn’t realize that [...]

Men can rest easy: Sex chromosomes are here to stay

Syndicated — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:39:39 +0000

Fears that sex-linked chromosomes, such as the male Y chromosome, are doomed to extinction have been refuted in a new genetic study which examines the sex chromosomes of chickens.

Dog Epilepsy Found in Canine Chromosome 37

Syndicated — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:42 +0000

United States and European researchers have discovered the novel epilepsy gene for idiopathic epilepsy in Belgian Shepherds, with the findings presented in the PLoS ONE Journal. The findings of the new canine gene will now have a profound impact on the understanding of common epilepsy in humans. Dogs have 78 chromosomes, humans have 46 chromosomes [...]

What is your dog thinking? Brain scans unleash canine secrets

Syndicated — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:05:05 +0000

Researchers have developed a new methodology to scan the brains of alert dogs and explore the minds of the oldest domesticated species. The technique uses harmless functional magnetic resonance imaging, the same tool that is unlocking secrets of the human brain. The brain images of a fully awake, unrestrained dog, thought to be the first, opens up a door for understanding canine cognition and inter-species communication.

A Dog Story: Jerry and Kohl

Syndicated — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:02:01 +0000

JERRY He was a big, heavy, old guy with scars on his face and body that could have told many stories. I could see that he didn’t hear so well, and moved somewhat slowly, but the first time he fumbled his way to the front of the cage and responded to my tentative patting with [...]

Jurassic pain: Giant ‘flea-like’ insects plagued dinosaurs 165 million years ago

Syndicated — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:27:27 +0000

It takes a gutsy insect to sneak up on a huge dinosaur while it sleeps, crawl onto its soft underbelly and give it a bite that might have felt like a needle going in -- but giant "flea-like" animals, possibly the oldest of their type ever discovered, probably did just that.

Dogs in the Workplace

Syndicated — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:04 +0000

are beginning to make a positive difference. June 22 has become “Take Your Dog to Work Day,” developed first in 1999. It is sponsored by the Pet Sitters International. A preliminary study that was published in the March issue of the International Journal of Workplace Health Management reported that dogs in [...]