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Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?
The wet nose is not a health gauge. Here is what the moisture is actually for, where it comes from, and why a dry nose almost never means what people…
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The strange and delightful science of how dogs see, smell and think.
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The Physics of a Dog Shaking Off Water
A dog sheds around 70 percent of the water in their coat in under a second, and the frequency they shake at is determined by their size.
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Puppy Dog Eyes Are a Real Evolutionary Adaptation
Dogs have a facial muscle wolves essentially lack, and it exists because humans respond to it. This is selection we did, recently, without meaning to.
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Why Dogs Sigh, Groan and Make All Their Other Noises
Beyond barking: the sighs, grumbles, chuffs, whale noises and door-slamming groans, and what each one usually means.
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How Dogs Sleep: Positions, Patterns and What Is Normal
Twelve to fourteen hours a day, in short bouts, with more REM than we get. What the positions mean and why sleep matters more than people think.
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The Guilty Look Is Not Guilt
The experiment that tested this is elegant and the answer is clear: the look appears when you look cross, whether or not the dog did anything.
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How Dogs Cool Down (And Why Panting Is Not Enough)
Dogs barely sweat. Understanding what they do instead explains why heatstroke develops so fast, and which dogs are most at risk.
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The Oldest Dog Breeds (And Why the Question Is Harder Than It Looks)
Basenji, Saluki, Akita, Shiba Inu. What genetics actually says about ancient breeds, and why 'oldest breed' does not mean what most lists suggest.
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The Jobs Dogs Do
Detection, assistance, herding, search and rescue, conservation. What dogs actually do for a living, and what it explains about the one on your sofa.
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Are Dogs Left-Pawed or Right-Pawed?
Dogs do show paw preference, it seems to differ between males and females, and there is intriguing evidence linking it to temperament.