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Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges

Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges

In this paper, we describe how a comprehensive assessment of the long-term relationship between humans and dogs can yield insights, and offer ways in which modern global challenges can be tackled. Naomi Sykes et al Published online 2020 Mar 17. Simple Summary The Earth is under increasing pressure from the

“My dog and I, we need the park”: more-than-human agency and the emergence of dog parks in Poland, 2015–2020

“My dog and I, we need the park”: more-than-human agency and the emergence of dog parks in Poland, 2015–2020

Justyna Wlodarczyk Abstract The article analyzes the emergence of dog parks in Polandi, on the basis of stories from local media, with emphasis on how dog park proponents justify the need for establishing dog runs. Even though official arguments present dog parks as an amenity that offers training opportunities for

Dogs, Captivity, and Freedom: Unleash Them Whenever You Can

Dogs, Captivity, and Freedom: Unleash Them Whenever You Can

Mark Bekoff Ph.D. Most dogs live very constrained lives, and there's much we can do to free them. “You may not agree, you may not care, but...you should know that of all the sights I love in this world—and there are plenty—very near the

What Are You Willing to Do To Help Our Industry?

What Are You Willing to Do To Help Our Industry?

Tom Van Winkle Have you ever wondered why some organizations, groups or movements drive deep seated, lifetime loyalty from their members? Groups where even when something unsavory is found in their ranks, members make excuses and defend the group as a whole. Please understand, I am not talking only about

Seven (Surprising) Signs the System is Failing the Dogs

Seven (Surprising) Signs the System is Failing the Dogs

Written by Billie Groom Expert in CCBT NOTE: The information and studies referred to in this article are in respect to dogs over the age of six months. Dog training and education has seen dramatic changes over the last two decades. Canine behavioral advice is always developing, as animal scientists,

And … deliver us from evil.

And … deliver us from evil.

Ciaran Walsh. Our Father ‘Our Father’ is a harrowing American Netflix original documentary – released in May 2022 - following former Indianapolis based fertility doctor Donald Cline, who, in a case of fertility fraud, used his own sperm to impregnate dozens of unsuspecting patients. Subsequent investigations and DNA testing proved a