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“Dogs are able to detect a difference in the socks that have been worn by children who are infected with the parasite and children who are malaria-free,” Claire Guest, co-founder of Medical Detection Dogs, told Reuters.

For the faithful greyhounds of southern Spain, life is fast, furious and often short. At the end of hunting season each year, thousands are rewarded for their efforts with a swift execution. Some are throttled with wire to save on bullets. Now, however, the movement to confront such barbarity is gathering pace as rescued greyhounds – galgos in Spanish – become more and more popular among hipster communities and city dwellers in northern Spain.

“Animal rescuers are facing one of their toughest rehoming tasks — a giant dog the same size as a pony. The Mastiff-cross was described as a ‘big softie’ that loves nothing more than to cuddle his teddies, despite being bigger than a pony. Rocky weighs more than 11 stones, and wolfs down an impressive two pounds of food every day.”

There do exist a number of friendly dog breeds that don’t shed — or at least, that shed very minimally. If you’re thinking about adopting, these 13 breeds are both known for their sunny dispositions and their relatively low shedding habits.

“(…) unleashed dogs have become a rare sight in her hometown of Jinan. Early last year, the city launched its “Civilized Dog-Raising Credit Score System,” a first in China that has since been copied elsewhere. Reminiscent of other point systems introduced throughout the country that aim to improve people’s behavior, its stated goal is to make dog owners more responsible.”

According to new research from Northwestern University, dogs can judge time thanks to a previously undiscovered set of neurons in their brains — and they definitely know when they’re being kept waiting.

As a child the late President was always surrounded by dogs and in times of turmoil in the Oval Office they were there by his side. In a new book called “The Dogs of Camelot, Stories of the Kennedy Canines” authors. Margaret Reed and Joan Lownds went deep into archives for seven years to find out all about these dogs, where they came from and how they lived. (VIDEO)

A study of 33,000 Labrador Retriever puppies by Royal Veterinary College, London found chocolate labradors are often bred for their coat colour, decreasing the size of the gene pool and increasing the chances of hereditary illnesses such as ear infections and skin disease. They therefore live, on average, 10.9 years rather than 12.1.

Now Canidae and other American brands have become collateral damage in a trade war that encompasses hundreds of billions of dollars in goods that flow between the two countries. Pet-food industry experts say revenge-minded Chinese officials have been delaying shipments at customs since May to get back at the United States. New tariffs in July have also made imported pet food more expensive.

Genetic analysis shows ancient canines from the Near East slowly replaced indigenous dog populations of that period