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Renowned New Zealand Artist Ivan Clarke's Lonely Dog character inhabits a compelling, whimsical world to captivate fans of Hogwarts and Middle Earth in the just- published book, "Alveridgea and the Legend of the Lonely Dog," which has resulted in agreements for film development and licensed brands featuring the endearing hound. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 Imagine a lushly realized universe through which an orphaned “Lonely Dog” journeys and whose...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As every child likely knows from the old English song, “This Old Man,” you can “Give the dog a bone,” but should you? Dogs love to chew bones, and now the reason why they do has been determined. Researchers from the National University of Colombia have discovered that ancient canines likely adopted the pack-living some eight million years ago to allow for the hunting of larger pray. The reasoning is that the only way that dogs...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com With Cheetahs going from 0 to 60 mph in around three seconds, they can easily outpace last year’s Ford Mustang, but just what propels the world’s quickest land animal to record rates? That’s what a team of UK and South African researchers set out to find out in comparing them to greyhounds, according to their report in the latest edition of The Journal of Experimental Biology. “Cheetahs and greyhounds are known to use a rotary gallop and...
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American's next top dog is a female Pekingese named Miss Pearl...and yes, bachelors, she's single and on the rise. Miss Pearl is a former show dog and cover girl. She has her own theme song and has just released her first book, "Diva Pearl the Pekingese: Life After Show Biz." Of course Miss Pearl didn't make it all on her own. She is, after all, still canine. Vicki Gattuso, Pearl's Mom, has had a small hand in her success. Actually,...
KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the European Stroke Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Stryker announced the results of the TREVO 2 clinical trial. The study met the primary effectiveness endpoint, with the Trevo® Retriever achieving significantly better post-device revascularization than the Merci® Retriever (86.4% in the Trevo® Retriever arm compared to 60% in the Merci® Retriever arm). The rates of functional independence at 90 days for patients treated...
Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com Do dogs resemble their owners? A new study seems to confirm at least part of that conventional wisdom. People considered disagreeable prefer disagreeable or aggressive dogs, according to researchers at the University of Leicester's School of Psychology in the U.K. The study, which was published in the journal Anthrozoos, surveyed 235 people in the U.K. and North America, who took personality tests and ranked a range of popular dogs according to their...
Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com The breeding of domestic dogs over thousands of years has made it extremely difficult to trace the genetic roots of man’s best friend, according to a new study led by researchers at Durham University in the U.K. The research team set out to trace the origins of canine domestication, hoping to find a genetic link back to those animals pictured on the walls of Egyptian tombs or Roman ruins. Unfortunately, the genetic pool has been so muddled that they were...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year. Many of those bitten are children, but you can prevent you and your loved ones from becoming a statistic. Educate yourself on how to be safe around animals during National Dog Bite Prevention Week. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120208/DC50016LOGO) Around 800,000 people, half of whom are children, receive medical attention each year because of dog bites....
MIAMI, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- April 26 is National Kids and Pets Day, a day to celebrate the special bond children have with animals. Choosing to welcome a pet into a home with children can be an overwhelming commitment, but knowing the characteristics that are common to certain cat and dog breeds can aid in the decision making process and help families find the breed that best fits their lifestyle. While just about any breed can be raised to be a loving and affectionate pet,...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, April 27, veterinarians are going to the dogs in Salisbury. Veterinary cardiologists on the Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour will stop with a soundproof medical unit to perform free dog heart examinations at the Poodle Club of America 80th National Specialty Dog Show. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100603/CG14051) In addition to providing free heart health screenings, veterinarians will be available to answer...
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The Istrian shorthaired hound is a domestic breed of hunting dog that originated from Croatia. The history of the breed is largely unknown, although there are many stories about its development from its home country. Images were found on frescoes that resemble the breed that date back to 1497 and writers including Bishop Bakič of Đakovo, from 1719, speak of the dog. This breed, along with the Istrian coarse-haired hound, is thought to be the oldest breed from the Balkan area. The first...
The Istrian coarse-haired hound is a breed of domestic hunting dog that originated from Croatia in the nineteenth century. The breed was developed by Croatian and Slovene breeders that bred the Istrian Shorthaired Hound, which has smooth hair, with the French Griffon Vendeén, making its first official appearance in Vienna at a conformation show that occurred in 1866. The dog was originally meant to hunt small game like hares, wild boars, and foxes, a purpose for which it is still used today....
The Hygenhund is a breed of domestic hound dog that originated from Norway in the nineteenth century. The breed was developed by a breeder named Hygen, who used multiple breeds of hounds to create a hunting dog that could withstand harsh arctic environments. The breed reaches a height between nineteen to twenty-four inches and an average weight between forty-four to fifty-five pounds. Its body is muscular and it has long legs with small feet. These features enable it to run in a well-balanced...
The Hawaiian Poi Dog is an extinct breed of domestic pariah dog that originated from Hawaiʻi that was once used as a source of food and was said to be a spiritual protector of children. The term Poi, which means kalo or taro root, was used in the dog’s name because it was given to the breed to fatten it before eating. The dogs were not needed for hunting, because the island does not have any large game animals excluding boars. Explorers have described the Hawaiian Poi Dog as a short,...
The Gascon Saintongeois, also known as the Virelade Hound, is a breed of domestic scenthound dog that originated in France. The breed holds two types, known as the Grand Gascon Saintongeois and the Petite Gascon Saintongeois. The terms Grand and Petite do not refer to the size of the dogs, although the Petite type is slightly smaller than the Grand, but to the size of game that each type hunts. The Gascon Saintongeois was developed in the mid nineteenth century by Count Joseph de...
