National Black Dog Day: Black Dog Myths, Folklore and the Truth About Black Dogs in Shelters

National Black Dog Day: Black Dog Myths, Folklore and the Truth About Black Dogs in Shelters

By Director of Education, Tannisha Duncan
Black Dogs, Bad Luck & the Stories We Still Carry Why have black dogs spent centuries being associated with fear, bad luck and the unknown? And could some of those old perceptions still influence how we see black dogs today? For National Black Dog Day, we're going further than celebrating a coat color. We're going back to the folklore. Because long before black dogs appeared on shelter website...
Heart of the Beast & Military Working Dogs: What the Movie Can Teach Us About German Shepherds

Heart of the Beast & Military Working Dogs: What the Movie Can Teach Us About German Shepherds

By Director of Education, Tannisha Duncan
Heart of the Beast: What We Hope the Public Learned About Military Working Dogs There is a predictable thing that happens when an incredible working dog makes it onto the big screen. People fall in love. They see the intelligence. The athleticism. The loyalty. The communication between dog and handler. They watch a dog navigate situations that would overwhelm the average animal and think: I want a...
Did Fresh Food Make Dogs One Year Younger? Negative, Ghost Rider.

Did Fresh Food Make Dogs One Year Younger? Negative, Ghost Rider.

By Dr. T
There's more to the story. There’s a new study circulating on social media with some interesting clickbait headlines claiming that dogs switching from kibble to fresh food “became biologically one year younger in just six months.” While that is a SUPER impressive claim, it is not what this pilot study showed (not even close). So, let’s go through the methods and results to...