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Scientists Probe Puppy Love
NPR: It’s a question that bedevils dog owners the world over: “Is she staring at me because she loves me? Or because she wants another biscuit?” Research published Thursday in the journal Science suggests that love
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Why People Care More About Pets Than Other Humans
Wired: WE LOVE OUR pets. Two thirds of Americans live with an animal, and according to a 2011 Harris poll, 90 percent of pet owners think of their dogs and cats as members of the
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Learning From Animal Friendships
The New York Times: A goat frolics with a baby rhinoceros. A pig nestles up to a house cat. A rat snake makes nice with the dwarf hamster originally intended as its lunch. Few things
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The Power of Puppies: Looking at Cute Images Can Improve Focus
Pictures of baby animals, including puppies and kittens, can have powerful effects on attention and concentration, a study shows.
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Puppy vs. puppy: Tail of Super Bowl ads
USA Today: The Super Bowl is fast-evolving into a Puppy Bowl of marketing. Two of the game’s biggest advertisers — Anheuser-Busch and GoDaddy — will feature golden retriever puppies as stars in their upcoming Super
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What I Learned About Dogs and Love While Crossing the Country With My Lab
Slate: Casey and I stopped in Sarasota, Florida, to meet Cary, a woman who’d read about my journey and suggested that I come meet her black Lab, Pepe. I told her and her husband, Mike
