Do Lean Dogs Live Longer? What a Lifelong Labrador Study Found

Do Lean Dogs Live Longer? What a Lifelong Labrador Study Found

By Director of Education, Tannisha Duncan
Same breed. Same food. Nearly two more years. What if the difference between 11 and 13 years was already in the bowl? Most conversations about dog weight and lifespan start with an obviously heavy dog. This one starts with 48 Labrador Retriever puppies. In a lifelong feeding study, the puppies were paired, and one dog in each pair was fed 25% less food than its pair-mate, from 8 weeks of age until...
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...