Pies: Chase that tail

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Serum lipid concentrations in dogs with tail chasing. O bjective : To characterise lipid profile in dogs with tail chasing. M ethods : Fifteen dogs with tail chasing were included in this study. A behavioural diagnosis was made for each dog on the basis of the dog’s behavioural history, clinical signs and results of other medical assessments. None of the dogs had concurrent medical disease that would account for compulsive tail chasing. Blood samples were taken from each dog after a fasting period of 12 to 16 hours to measure total cholesterol, triglyceride, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol and very low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Fifteen…

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Comparison of clomipramine and fluoxetine treatment of dogs with tail chasing. Summary Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the response to treatment with clomipramine and fluoxetine in dogs with tail chasing. Material and methods: Twenty-five client owned dogs with tail chasing were included in this study. Diagnosis of tail chasing was made on the basis of the dog’s behavioral history, clinical signs, and results of laboratory parameters. The study had a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind design. Dogs were allocated to three groups. During 12 weeks, dogs of one group were given 2 mg/kg clomipramine hydro-chloride orally, dogs of the second group received 1 mg/kg fluox…

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The Portuguese Water Dog (PWD; Portuguese: cão de água IPA: [ˈkɐ̃w dɨ ˈaɣwɐ]), also known as the Algarvian Water Dog (cão de água algarvio), or Portuguese Fishing Dog (cão pescador português), is a breed of dog that originated from the Algarve region of Portugal. From there the breed expanded to all around Portugal's coast, where they were taught to herd fish into fishermen's nets, retrieve lost tackle or broken nets, and act as couriers from ship to ship, or ship to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs rode in fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the Atlantic waters of Portugal to the waters off the coast of Iceland fishing for cod. The Portuguese Water Dog is a fairly rare breed; only 3…

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Through Human Eyes: Owner Insights into the Social Relationships of Pet Rats.. Understanding the social relationships and behaviours of pet rats is important, particularly because they are comparatively understudied compared to their laboratory and wild counterparts, and little is known about their welfare. Here, open-ended interviews, with a particular focus on rat social relationships and behaviours, were conducted with 23 pet rat owners in the United Kingdom and a reflective thematic analysis was conducted on the resulting, transcribed dataset. Seven main themes were generated: Social Behaviours, Social Life and Group Dynamics, Introducing New Rats and Repairing Social Bonds, Owner Pract…

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The Australian Cattle Dog, or simply Cattle Dog, is a breed of herding dog developed in Australia for droving cattle over long distances across rough terrain. This breed is a medium-sized, short-coated dog that occurs in two main colour forms. It has either red or black hair distributed fairly evenly through a white coat, which gives the appearance of a "red" or "blue" dog. As with dogs from other working breeds, the Australian Cattle Dog is energetic and intelligent with an independent streak. It responds well to structured training, particularly if it is interesting and challenging. It was originally bred to herd by biting, and is known to nip running children. It forms a strong attachmen…

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Rapid Reduction of Repetitive Tail Chasing in a Mixed Breed Dog Using Multimodal Therapy Including Trazodone as a Bridge and Augmenter of Fluoxetine

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Italy grapples with its public debt: A dog chasing its tail

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Editorial: Inflammation and blood diseases, a dog chasing its tail

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A puppy is a juvenile dog, generally one less than 12–18 months old. Puppies are markedly underdeveloped and dependent on their mothers at birth (displaying altriciality), but healthy puppies grow quickly and begin walking thereafter. Puppies generally weigh 250–450 grams (8–16 oz) shortly after birth, depending on the breed. A puppy's coat colour may change as the puppy grows older, as is commonly seen in breeds such as the Yorkshire Terrier. Puppy refers specifically to young dogs, while pup may be used for other animals such as wolves, seals, giraffes, guinea pigs, rats, or sharks.

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Environmental Effects on Compulsive Tail Chasing in Dogs

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Killing behaviors in rodents: from predation to infanticide.. Killing is the most extreme behavior that an animal can perform toward another. Rodents are one of the best examples of evolutionary adaptation, being the mammals with the highest number of species and having developed an impressive variety of forms and behaviors, which allow them to live and thrive in the most disparate habitats across all continents except for Antarctica. Moreover, rodents are the most widely employed animal model in biological research. An appropriate knowledge of the ethology of rodents is of particular importance both for basic science and for the employment of these animals as animal models. Since they are…

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The Rottweiler (, UK also , German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ) is a breed of domestic mastiff type dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. The dogs are known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because their main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. This continued until the mid-19th century when railways replaced droving. Although still used to herd stock in many parts of the world, Rottweilers are now also used as search and rescue dogs, guard dogs, and police dogs.