The Nielsen company may be best known for tracking what we watch on TV, but they also have a market research branch that tracks trends in consumer products. They presented the results of a pet food online search term study at this year’s Global Pet...
A large-scale study of the veterinary health records of over 1750 dogs in the UK has identified breed risk factors for the development of osteosarcoma, a painful and aggressive bone tumor in dogs. While previous studies have shown that larger dogs are more at risk than...
An archaeological dig at an early Roman port city on the coast of the Red Sea in Egypt called Berenice has unearthed what is believed to be the earliest known cemetery for domestic pets (mostly cats and dogs but also monkeys). According to an article on...
A new research study on personality type and cat ownership provides some interesting insights into how our personalities can impact our cats’ lives. Researchers surveyed over 3,000 UK cat owners on their personality types based on the “Big Five Inventory” Agreeableness Conscientiousness Extroversion Neuroticism Openness They also...
Why should you buckle up your dog? According to Jennifer Davidson, the Manager of Traffic Advocacy at AAA, "people don't realize how important it is to buckle up their dog. An unrestrained pet can become a hazardous projectile in the event of an accident or sudden...
South Park, PA - This past weekend, Raven, an American Bulldog, proved to her family, in no uncertain terms, that dog is man's best friend. According to CBS Pittsburgh, the heroic dog successfully alerted her slumbering family to a blaze in their Piney Fork Road home in...