Woof Wade

#Dogs. Dog science, dog welfare, dog news. And my rescue dog, Maki. Me? Actual name: Amy Wade. Scientist, educationist, writer.

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Some dogs love to eat poop (mine included 🤢). Great article from @herzoghal discussing why this might be. "...human feces appears to be tasty and surprisingly nutritious"!!

https://t.co/7UyBBouXgi

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Dog owners with a permissive dog-parenting style are more likely to have overweight dogs

PLOS ONE, August 2020
Link to paper: https://t.co/O2ANDfN7Ku

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Dogs with congestive heart failure shown to have distinct gut microbiomes compared to healthy dogs, with a higher abundance of proteobacteria.

Scientific Reports, August 2020
Link to paper: https://t.co/xKSIUYXyp6

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

A thousand followers today! Thank you. I hope you're all enjoying my efforts to spread the word about canine science. The more we know about these marvelous creatures the better we can make their lives and the more we can get out of our relationships with them.

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Serotonin and cortisol levels in the blood were a poor predictor of aggressive, fearful or impulsive behaviour in a mixed-breed and mixed-age group of dogs.

Link to paper: https://t.co/4110CwllQ1

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Dogs are less likely to approach a threatening stranger if their owner behaves in a suspicious manner compared to if their owner behaves happily.

Animal Cognition June 2020
Link to paper: https://t.co/RXUoq17qLr

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

New study (not yet published) found Malinois shepherd dogs had a 95 % success rate in identifying Covid-19 from the odour of patient's armpits.

Preprint study: https://t.co/r1ULBQzF55

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Not all dog walks are created equal. Recreational dog walks have numerous health and well-being benefits for humans but functional dog walks can be a chore.

Health Promotion International (open access) May 2020
Link to paper: https://t.co/Ux6WSIcT3q

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Research has shown losing a dog can have the equivalent emotional effect as losing a close human relative. Good to see this filter through to workplace guidance.

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Educating children about dog welfare works. Study found workshops for 7-11 year olds are successful in changing attitudes about dogs for the better.

PLOS ONE May 2020
Link to paper: https://t.co/3vYoLewmok

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Sex of walker influences scent-marking behavior of shelter dogs. Male dogs urinate more with female walkers.

Animals April 2020

Link to paper: https://t.co/CgdxA95d1X

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Untrained wolf puppies will spontaneously retrieve a ball based on human cues

iScience Feb 2020

Link to paper: https://t.co/qKsymAHNcy

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Dogs can store at least 72 odours in their working memory. Dogs were able to learn and distinguish this many novel odours in one experimental session.

Animal Cognition Feb 2020
Link to paper (open access): https://t.co/oUfDO988og

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Dogs and horses understand each other’s play signals and will both self-handicap in play sessions with each other.

Behavioural Processes March 2020
Link to paper: https://t.co/OeeON8jWEU

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Evidence for episodic memory in dogs and cats. Can they remember specific events in the past? Do you think your dog can?

https://t.co/tbbx1YLfrL

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

Does co-seelping with your dog disrupt your sleep? New study finds that when a canine bed companion moves the human moves too, but rarely wakes.

Link to paper: https://t.co/RFcPRLwkNb

#dogs #science @howlingdingo

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

NEW BLOG POST: I'm not sure my dog would ever rescue me. Would YOUR dog rescue YOU? Find out what the latest science has to say about it in my latest blog post.

https://t.co/27au7YWty8

@CompAnimalPsych #dogbehaviour #dogbehavior #dogowner #canine

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

They can't breathe properly, they can't mate properly, they can't give birth properly. Stop breeding flat-faced dogs!

https://t.co/8htMAraM4a

[Christos Ioannou @C_C_Ioannou]

Being a dad at a birth is like being the last author on a 2 author paper where the first author did everything and you don't really understand what is going on, but you still get lots of credit for it. Huge kudos to @Woofwade for our new girl.
#AcademicTwitter #academiclife

[Dog Science Says @dogsciencesays]

NEW BLOG POST: Could music therapy work for dogs? A new study reviews the evidence to date and I discuss it in my latest blog post. The genre of music matters....

https://t.co/RjQk8PWXPm

#dogs #science #dogwelfare #musictherapy