OzVet

Musings of a Veterinary Student in Manhattan, Kansas

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80-pound dead squirrels

December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Dr. Patricia B. McConnell, in “The Other End of the Leash,” discusses why dogs might or might not roll in dead things:
Others have suggested that, as predators, dogs are trying to camouflage their scent to prey animals by smelling like something else. I suspect this just makes them smell like a dog or wolf [...]

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Buster Cube Adventures

November 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yesterday we bought Ginger (my parent’s Brittany) a Buster Cube. (Here’s a really good picture of a Buster Cube). It’s a medium-sized plastic cube with a hole at one end. Inside the cube is a maze-like path created by projections of plastic. How it works is you (the owner) put dog food or treats inside [...]

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Good Dog!

November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s a well trained dog!
This dog, who’s about a year old, just won StartPet 2008. Really fun video, you can tell how excited and willing to please the dog is. Both the dog and owner look like they’re having a blast. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upLdskCXAhU
 
This is another really interesting video. It shows how fast a behavior can be aquired [...]

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