Monday is Thanksgiving in Canada.Photo: K Hanley CHDPhoto/ShutterstockI am thankful to have so many readers like you who are dedicated to good welfare for dogs and cats, and to helping people with their pets. I am grateful for your readership and all the messages of support and encouragement throughout the year, as well as the interesting questions and articles you send my way.This year I am especially thankful to the veterinarians and vet techs for…

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Dr. Chih Wei Teng is Chief Operating Officer for CCRM Australia and wrote this blog with colleagues Alex Barrington and Dr. Emma Gallaher. CCRM Australia is an Australian not-for-profit organization supporting the development of foundational technologies to accelerate the commercialization of regenerative medicine products and therapies. CCRM Australia’s focus is to bridge the commercialization gap through a network of scientists, entrepreneurs, academic institutions and industry partners and address bottlenecks in the industry. CCRM Australia is…

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But small dogs are more likely to be fully house trained if they have attended training, study shows.Photo: Jakkrit Orrasri/ShutterstockBy Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links.It has often been suggested that small dogs are more likely to have accidents in the house than large dogs. New research in press in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior finds that small dogs are significantly more likely than big dogs to have house-training mistakes. The research was conducted…

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C’est cette semaine que je commence à écrire sur certains aspects du cours gratuits que je donnerai cette année souligner les dix ans de l’UPop Montréal. Comme je l’expliquais la semaine dernière, le cours intitulé «Notre cerveau à tous les niveaux» comptera cinq séances à la session d’automne et cinq à la session d’hiver-printemps. Et les deux lundis avant chaque séance, je préparerai le terrain en écrivant d’abord un billet sur l’étendue du domaine que…

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“Lively and fascinating... The reader comes away cheered, better informed, and with a new and deeper appreciation for our amazing canine companions and their enormous capacity for love.”—Cat Warren.This page contains affiliate links.The Animal Book Club's choice for October 2019 is Dog Is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You by Clive Wynne.From the book's description,"Does your dog love you? Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog’s nose, the warmth of…

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