Greg Potter April 3, 2022 Pets and Human Health, Pets and Science Therapy Dogs Reduce Pain, Anguish in ER Patients Greg Potter April 3, 2022 Pets and Human Health, Pets and Science The need for therapy animals is never greater than when one is in medical crisis.
Greg Potter March 27, 2022 Pets and the Media, Pets and Science Can Pets Be Gay? Does it Matter? Greg Potter March 27, 2022 Pets and the Media, Pets and Science One thing’s certain: animals don’t assign stigmas or harbor shame about their sex-like expressions, a trait we humans might do well to integrate.
Greg Potter October 31, 2021 Pets and Science Pets Relive Daily Life, Learn in their Dreams Greg Potter October 31, 2021 Pets and Science Animals recall daily activities and “learn” while dreaming, but we don’t know if they experience novel scenarios in their dreams.
Greg Potter June 6, 2021 Pets and Science, Human/Animal Bond Study Explores Dogs’ Abilities to “Speak” Human Language Greg Potter June 6, 2021 Pets and Science, Human/Animal Bond One study is now exploring the possibility that dogs have a far greater capacity for expressive “speech” than we ever imagined.
Greg Potter August 2, 2020 Pets and Human Health, Pets and Science Buddy the German Shepherd, First Dog to Contract COVID from Owner, Dies Greg Potter August 2, 2020 Pets and Human Health, Pets and Science Denial among vets and health department officials was a reflection of the dearth of knowledge and experience with the scientific basis of COVID in dogs.
Greg Potter April 25, 2020 Pets and Human Health, Pets and Science Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Corona Virus Greg Potter April 25, 2020 Pets and Human Health, Pets and Science Scientists in London are betting on a friendly, non-invasive solution to sleuthing out corona in covert carriers.
Greg Potter June 30, 2019 Pets and Science Dogs and Humans Share Some - But Not All - Feelings Greg Potter June 30, 2019 Pets and Science Some are convinced that dogs feel complex emotions like guilt. Brain anatomy doesn’t support that conjecture.
Greg Potter July 13, 2015 Pets and Science Designer Dogs: Best of Two Worlds? Greg Potter July 13, 2015 Pets and Science One cannot predict which traits are inherited by a particular offspring.