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  Thanks, Fido! Cancer Drugs Tested on Pets

  Pets with cancer can help scientists develop novel therapies against the disease

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  Dogs as Smart as 2-year-old Kids

  Dogs are looking smarter every day.

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  Babies Grasp Dogs' Emotions

  Babies can distinguish between and angry and friendly dog bark.

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  New Pill Fights Fleas and Ticks in Dog and Cat

  The first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in dogs and cats is showing promise in tests.

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  Why Don't Dogs Pop Wheelies?

  The longer a dog's back, the faster it can accelerate without flipping over backward.

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  Ultrasound: Dr. Larry - The Pet Vet

  Dr. Larry Cohen and Dr. Skye Stanley painlessly reveal the soft tissue structures under your pet's skin: How sound waves become diagnostic images - and what veterinarians can see with them.

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  Are Dogs Smarter than Cats?

  Cat's can't figure out cause and effect the way dogs can, study finds.

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  Chinese City Kills 36,000 Dogs

  In Hanzhong, rabies had killed 12 people. So officials destroyed 36,000 dogs, some strays, some pets.

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  'Guilty Dog' Look Is a Myth

  Dog owners have no one to blame but themselves when they think they see their canine pals give them that familiar "guilty look."

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  Growling at Your Dog Won't Work

  Growling at or hitting your dog is not likely to improve its aggressive behavioral problems.

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  Smokers Would Kick Habit for Pet's Sake

  Smokers might care more about Fido than they do about themselves, it would seem, given a new study.

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  Scientists No Closer to Curing Hangovers

  Hangover cures vary worldwide, from tripe soup in Mexico, vitamin concoctions in America, and pickle juice in Poland, connected by one fact: They don't really work.

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  Cats: Smooth, But Inefficient Walkers

  Unlike dogs and humans, cats don't conserve energy when they move. But their inefficient walking keeps them stable when the stalk prey.

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  Stealthy Cats’ Achilles Heel Discovered

  Researcher film cat movement, find is energy inefficient, but keeps them stable.

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  Dogs Feel Envy

  Dogs feel simple form of envy when rewarded unfairly compared to another dog.

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  What Happens if You Eat Dog Food?

  You can't really know for sure.

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  Iditarod Dogs' Endurance Secret Revealed

  Find out what makes sled dogs ultra-athletes.

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  Dogs Catch Human Yawns

  A new study reveals dogs catch yawns from humans.

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  Dogs and Cats Get Along Just Fine

  If introduced early, dogs and cats learn to get along.

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  Rabies Vaccine Could Bring Safer Dog Days

  The goal is to extend mandated intervals for rabies boosters.

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  Pet Sterilization Grows Controversial

  For some pet owners, spaying or neutering their animals is no longer a choice — it’s the law.