I meant to post this for yesterday's blog but was on the road all day and just remembered this morning ... so here is a link to a fascinating New York Times story on the latest research into how dogs think. The focus of the piece is on Dr. Brian Hare of Duke University, who is also the chief scientific officer of "a new company called Dognition, which produces a Web site where people can test their dog’s cognition, learn about their pets and, Dr. Hare hopes, supply him and his colleagues with scientific data on tens of thousands of dogs."
I thought you would enjoy reading this if you haven't already.
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I took Wilbur to Burlington yesterday for surgery to remove a small growth on his head. The surgery went well, and his blood pressure had finally hit the target we were looking for, so the little tyke is doing just great. We got back late yesterday afternoon.
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Great news about Wilbur!!! Thank you for letting us know.
Posted by: Chloe | April 28, 2013 at 10:55 PM
What a great article...thanks for posting about it.
So glad Wilbur is doing so well! He's a sweetheart!
Posted by: Ann | April 27, 2013 at 03:19 AM
Looking forward to reading the article you mention above but am really happy to hear the good news about Wilbur. I'm so glad his blood pressure is under control and the little tumor is now gone from that sweet face. I can't wait to see photos of him out in the yard in the sun.
Posted by: Barb Ribinski | April 26, 2013 at 08:29 AM
Good job Wilbur! And thanks for the article. I knew about the pointing, but it was certainly interesting to learn about the correlation between bondedness and food stealing. :)
Posted by: Tonya Allen | April 25, 2013 at 06:03 PM