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We asked, you answered the Doobert Survey!We recently sent out a survey asking for your feedback. This survey asked questions regarding a new program idea we're looking at doing. For a small fee, animal adopters needing to have a pet transported to them, could request transport…..
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How Can We Understand Animals Better? By Getting Over Ourselves, For StartersAnthropology is, by its very nature, a deeply anthropocentric discipline. We study humans, human nature, why humans do what they do, and what this means for the world around us from the perspective of ourselves as humans. But in recent…..
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Dogs at Work – Are There Benefits in Group Work Settings?I recently had the opportunity to visit a good friend who is teaching at a small liberal arts college. I was invited to speak about my research, which was exciting because several faculty at this college are currently teaching a…..
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Horses’ Ability to Read Human Emotions – Key to Our Strong BondThis weekend I am attending the 7th annual Dimensions of Political Ecology (DOPE) conference at the University of Kentucky. The conference is a unique opportunity to cavort with like-minded social scientists studying the intersections of humans and the ecological world.…..
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Dogs and Stress Reduction in College Kids, Real or Just Perception?Colleges around the country allow local animal rescues and trained therapy dogs to visit campus and interact with students at various time during the semester. One of the most popular is dogs visiting during the week of mid-terms and final…..
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Dogs vs. Seal Robots vs. Plush Toy Cats: Do Any of These Improve Sleep and Long-Term Mental State in Nursing Home Elderly?For researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, the answer to this question was a resounding no. They enrolled 124 elderly participants living in nursing homes to participate in a study to test the effectiveness of twice weekly visits by dogs on…..
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Bonnie & Clyde
Meet Bonnie and Clyde. Their family of five years called animal control to pick them up because they could no longer afford them. They ended up in a shelter in Alabama. They were brought to our attention and the great…..
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Get Involved and Take Care of Pets Who Are in NeedMany people would say that the number of pets needing help has ballooned these past few years. Are there ways to help homeless pets? Of course! There are, in fact, a lot of ways you can help these animals in…..
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Important tips to remember while transporting pets
Whether you're volunteering on an animal rescue relay transport, or paying a commercial pet transport service to move fluffy across the country, there are some important tips for you to know while transporting your pets. 1. Everyone has a plan...until…..
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4 jobs animal rescue shelter dogs do that you probably didn’t know about.
Did you know that dogs from animal shelters go on to do some amazing things? Check out these 4 example of jobs that shelter dogs do every day. 1. Therapy Dogs You've heard of therapy dogs. They're used everywhere from…..