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News Articles: dogs

Trumpet, a bloodhound, competes for best in show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y. Trumpet won the title.

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  • Animals

What to know about bloodhounds, after the breed takes best in show at Westminster

Trumpet won out of six other pooches, including a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier.

June 23, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Hunter the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

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  • Health

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Hunter the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

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  • Health

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France.

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  • World

How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

May 29, 2022
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Eva relaxes in a puddle in 2020.

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  • Animals

Eva, the hero dog, beats back a mountain lion that attacked her owner on a hike

Erin Wilson recounts how her dog saved her from a mountain lion attack while she hiked along a river in remote Northern California. Eva the Belgian Malinois is recovering.

May 21, 2022
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  • Raquel Maria Dillon
Patron poses at an award ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday. The Jack Russell terrier is credited with detecting more than 200 Russian explosive devices since the start of the war.

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  • Europe

Patron the bomb-sniffing dog cements his hero status with a presidential medal

The tiny Jack Russell terrier is credited with detecting hundreds of Russian explosive devices since the start of the war. His other pastimes include snacking on cheese and napping at press briefings.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A border collie in Northern England chases after a flock of sheep in order to herd them. A new study found that only about 9% of the variation in an individual dog's behavior can be explained by its breed.

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  • Animals

Your dog is a good boy, but that's not necessarily because of its breed

A new study based on thousands of DNA sequences and owner surveys finds that less than 10% of a dog's behavior — like howling, herding or retrieving — can be explained by its breed.

April 28, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
A border collie in Northern England chases after a flock of sheep in order to herd them. A new study found that only about 9% of the variation in an individual dog's behavior can be explained by its breed.

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  • Animals

Your dog is a good boy, but that's not necessarily because of its breed

A new study based on thousands of DNA sequences and owner surveys finds that less than 10% of a dog's behavior — like howling, herding or retrieving — can be explained by its breed.

April 28, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
A Ukrainian pyrotechnic squad works alongside Patron, a bomb-sniffing dog.

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  • Animals

Meet Patron, a bomb-sniffing Jack Russell terrier who has become a Ukrainian hero

Two-year-old Patron works with rescuers in the northern city of Chernihiv, where he sniffs out Russian bombs (in addition to warming laps, nipping sleeves and generally being a good boy).

April 20, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Shelter animals are also suffering the consequences of the war in Ukraine. This week, volunteers at a shelter outside Kyiv, the capital, found more than 250 malnourished dogs that had survived weeks without food or water but also more than 300 that had starved to death.

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  • Animals

More than 300 dogs die of hunger and thirst in a Ukraine shelter

Workers were forced to abandon the shelter for weeks as Kyiv was bombarded by Russian troops. Now that the occupying forces are gone, volunteers returned to find hundreds of dead dogs.

April 06, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
A student's drawing on behalf of Sleigh Ride.

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  • Education

These second-graders helped shelter pups find their fur-ever homes

A second-grade class wrote persuasive letters on behalf of shelter dogs, urging folks to adopt the animals. So far, the young writers have been successful.

April 01, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
With flattened faces, wrinkles and short airways, bulldogs are prone to health problems. A court in Norway banned the breeding of bulldogs unless it's to improve the breed's health.

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  • Science

Is breeding bulldogs cruel? Animal groups debate how to make them healthier

With smushed-in faces and compact bodies, bulldogs are prone to health problems. A court in Norway recently banned breeding them, sparking an international debate.

March 15, 2022
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  • Lauren Sommer
Jaqueline Castro plays with a Schnauzer named Paola at the Support Hospital of Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 24, 2016, as part of program set up to help patients with chronic diseases or recovering from trauma.

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  • Science

Therapy dogs can help relieve pain in the ER

They have offered comfort at nursing homes, schools — even disaster sites. Now, a study shows that a 10-minute visit from therapy dogs can help relieve emergency room patients' pain.

March 10, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
A 1-year-old Shiloh shepherd named Tinsley led police to the scene of her injured owner

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  • Animals

This heroic dog traversed the interstate to lead police to her injured owner

What started as a report of a dog loose on the highway ended with the timely rescue of two injured humans. One-year-old Tinsley, a Shiloh Shepherd, is getting praise and extra treats for her heroism.

January 05, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
The mudi (left), a Hungarian species farm dog, and the Russian toy are the newest breeds to be recognized by the American Kennel Club.

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  • Animals

The American Kennel Club adds 2 dog breeds, the Hungarian mudi and the Russian toy

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup for 2022.

January 04, 2022
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