Understand English?
It is undeniable that dogs do respond to a small selection of words, sit, fetch, stay, come, but do they really have a capacity to understand more?  Recent research shows that dogs possess a profound intelligence with the average trained dog knowing 160 words.  Some dogs’ capabilities with language can even be compared to […]

I realized I haven’t spent nearly enough time in my life appreciating the beautiful Doberman!  I was just watching a PBS special on dogs, and they briefly mentioned the history of the breed.  I had always been intrigued (and maybe a little intimidated) by the Doberman’s strength and beauty so I decided to do a […]

According to studies done at the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary, a new software can classify barks according to different situations.  It can even connect individual barks to individual dogs.  I think I can distinguish Stranger’s bark from the neighborhood dogs, but with a greater pool of unknown dogs, I don’t know if I […]

Are animals “stuck in time”?
I think all dog owners have wondered about their dogs relationship with time. They don’t hold grudges and seem just as happy to see you after five minutes as after five hours. They remember faces, foods, and foes, but by no recognizable system of measure.
Did we discover time or […]

From Science Daily, July 1 2006:
Molecular biologists have sequenced the first dog genome, a boxer to be specific. In addition to being an exciting discovery, there are many possible benefits. Dogs and humans share diseases such as diabetes, epilepsy, and cancer, and understanding the link between these diseases and canine genetics could help usher in […]

Grey? Yes! Most dogs do grey as they age, usually around their muzzles and faces. Some dogs simply get lighter, and a few get darker.