by Dunston Lodge | Aug 26, 2019 | Dog Facts, Dog Kennels Chesterfield, Dog News, Dog Research, Dog Studies, Health and Wellbeing
According to studies, it’s not just 7 times your dog’s age! Kelly M Cassidy from Washington State University compiles studies about longevity in dogs, and she says that there just isn’t a hard and fast rule around the 7 year calculation, even though...
by Dunston Lodge | Aug 7, 2019 | Dog behaviour, Dog Research, Dog Studies
A new study by Swedish and British scientists have been studying whether or not our genetic makeup influences our inclination for dog ownership. The study by the team from Uppsala University and Liverpool University, used information from over 35 thousand sets of...
by Dunston Lodge | Mar 15, 2019 | Dog behaviour, Dog News, Dog Research, Dog Studies
Dr Juliane Bräuer from the Institute of Human History says that the domestic dog is a good model for researching the evolution of cognition in human beings and thus is undertaking a research project utilising the behaviour of dogs in understanding human behaviour. ...
by Dunston Lodge | Jun 20, 2018 | Dog behaviour, Dog Facts, Dog Research, Dog Studies
A recent study by researchers at the University of Salford has found compelling evidence that dogs use gestures in order to communicate with their humans. And, as you’d guess, the most observed gestures were noted to be the dogs asking for food or drink, asking...
by Dunston Lodge | Dec 7, 2017 | Dog Kennels Chesterfield, Dog Research, Dog Studies
Having a dog could increase your chances of finding a love match, according to research conducted by Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity. Of 700 respondents to a recent survey, 60% said that owning a dog can make people more attractive, while 85% think...
