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- Shelters should not report dog breeds https://www.animalsheltering.org/magazine/articles/no-more-guessing-games 2 comments
- Obama Comes Out Against Dog Breed-Specific Legislation, Joins The Fight For Pit Bulls http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/obama-breed-specific-legislation_n_3785911.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular 4 comments politics
- Obama Comes Out Against Dog Breed-Specific Legislation, Joins The Fight For Pit Bulls (x-post from /r/dogs) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/obama-breed-specific-legislation_n_3785911.html 7 comments politics
- New Drug Could Extend the Lifespans of Giant Dog Breeds https://gizmodo.com/loyal-drug-loy-001-extend-lifespan-giant-dog-breed-fda-1851055513 135 comments technology
- [Yoo Jee-ho] The KBO league Doosan Bears have adopted two "Jindo" breed dogs at their minor league complex, and named them "Mookie" and "Betts". https://mobile.twitter.com/Jeeho_1/status/1528601411008667648 3 comments baseball
- I'm adding some pictures of the dogs that held for illegal breeding, and this is just begging https://www.reddit.com/gallery/in866v 36 comments europe
- Human meddling has manipulated the shapes of different dog breeds’ brains https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs-breed-brain-shape-humans 10 comments science
- About 40 dogs die in fire at breeding facility in Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/29/national/40-dogs-die-fire-breeding-facility-japan/ 6 comments worldnews
- Do dogs of one breed prefer to be with their own breed over others or are they all just dogs to them? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8wt28j/do_dogs_of_one_breed_prefer_to_be_with_their_own/ 1032 comments askscience
- The Dog Breeds Disappearing in India https://longreads.com/2017/12/05/the-dog-breeds-disappearing-in-india/ 13 comments india
- Why most of nba players' dogs are pitbulls or frenchies or similar breed? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6ogol1/why_most_of_nba_players_dogs_are_pitbulls_or/ 31 comments nba
- Microsoft has just released "Fetch", an app to automatically identify dog breeds http://www.imore.com/microsofts-latest-iphone-app-fetch-literally-dogs 3 comments technology
- Researchers look at aggression in dogs and suggest that the owner, rather than the breed, has more impact. http://phys.org/news/2014-02-aggressive-dog.html 1258 comments science
- Beijing's police force is enforcing the ban on "large and vicious" dog breeds in the city, killing pets taller than 13.7 inches. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/world/asia/beijing-police-seek-large-and-vicious-suspects-with-wet-noses.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130623&_r=0 23 comments worldnews
- MIT plans to bioengineer a new breed of dog http://www.omaze.com/experiences/create-a-new-breed-of-dog-at-the-mit-genetics-lab 90 comments science
- Dogs for Romney, "While many dogs have turned against Presidential nominee Mitt Romney for strapping his dog to the roof of the car during a road trip, there is a new breed of dog out there that will support Romney until the bitter end" http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2012/06/26/dogs-for-romney/ 4 comments politics
- North Carolina ban to kill numerous dog breeds - WTF? http://www.examiner.com/american-pit-bull-in-national/north-carolina-ban-to-kill-numerous-breeds 5 comments politics
- A website for Labrador dog breeding. The caption above the second picture had me in stitches. http://www.talimar.com/oldfriends.htm 3 comments reddit.com
- Are Dog Breeds Actually Different Species? [SciAm] http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=an-immodest-proposal 9 comments reddit.com
- Dogs are aggressive if they are trained badly, the breed has little to do with it. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114315.htm 371 comments science
- Pedigree dogs are becoming stupid as we breed them for looks, not brains http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4283328/pedigree-dogs-are-becoming-stupid-as-we-breed-them-for-looks-not-brains.html 52 comments science
- Top 10 Biggest Dog Breeds in the World http://www.petinsuranceonline.co.uk/articles/ten-biggest-dog-breeds-in-the-world.html 4 comments reddit.com
- The Ten Easiest-To-Train Dog Breeds http://www.petmedsonline.org/top-10-easiest-to-train-dog-breeds.html 2 comments reddit.com
- Dog Breed Mini-Guides http://breeds.christysdogportal.com/ 4 comments reddit.com
- Ranking of Dogs for Obedience/Working Intelligence by Breed http://petrix.com/dogint/intelligence.html 3 comments reddit.com
- We interviewed the street dogs of Cubbon Park Bangalore for the discrimination they face with respect to foreign breeds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bt=1s&v=G-cfay8Uq4A 20 comments india
- Opioids and canines: The first study to measure the impact of accidental opioid poisonings in dogs found that toy breeds and younger, smaller dogs are most susceptible—and that poisonings have declined as prescription rates have fallen https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/01/pet-dogs-poisonings-opioid-overdoses/ 3 comments science
- Dog breeds really do have distinct personalities—and they’re rooted in DNA | Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/dog-breeds-really-do-have-distinct-personalities-and-they-re-rooted-dna 35 comments science
- Designer dog and cat breeding to be 'outlawed' in Scotland under new regulations https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/designer-dog-and-cat-breeding-to-be-outlawed-in-scotland-under-new-regulations-1-4797623 1858 comments worldnews
- Russian Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova received an Akita puppy Saturday from a group preserving the Japanese dog breed at a presentation ceremony in Moscow attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/05/26/figure-skating/akita-group-gives-puppy-olympic-champion-skater-alina-zagitova/#.wwp9xdis-uk 10 comments worldnews
- Shelter dogs labeled as “pit bulls” waited three times longer to be adopted than lookalike dogs with a different breed label, new study finds. https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/pit-bull-label-for-shelter-dogs-may-triple-length-of-stay 13 comments science
- 300 stray dogs dumped on desert islands, start eating each other. The last one standing should be called The One and be used for breeding purposes http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090507/tap-as-malaysia-canine-castaways-b3c65ae.html 5 comments reddit.com
- Canine breeds of Europe - Pastore Maremmano Abruzzese Share the most representative dog breeds in your country https://i.redd.it/fvjenofj7ljy.jpg 101 comments europe
- PETA releases footage of India 'wet markets' selling charred monkey hands and dogs waiting for slaughter. Warns that the 'wet markets', where live animals are sold, act as 'breeding grounds' for deadly diseases. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/horrifying-footage-shows-charred-monkey-22362336 2585 comments worldnews
- The so-called ‘sausage dog’ comes first on a list of the most violent breeds, followed by the Jack Russell terrier and the terrifying… Chihuahua. http://www.russiatoday.ru/features/news/27309 9 comments worldnews
- Using wildlife detection dogs (WDD) to detect rare or elusive species was more effective than other methods in 88.71% of all cases in a study that assessed reports from 62 countries involving 408 animal, 42 plant, 26 fungi and 6 bacteria species. Every dog breed can be trained as a WDD. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.13560 3 comments science
- How is it that different breeds of Canis lupus familiaris (domesticated dog) can develop to be so different in specific individual populations around the world, yet not be subject to speciation? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6p8pvs/how_is_it_that_different_breeds_of_canis_lupus/ 15 comments askscience
- Chinese City Institutes One-Dog Policy - A limit of one dog per household is sparking outrage. “If I have one of the banned breeds, should I just kill it?” one person wrote on China’s social media platform Sina Weibo. “According to these rules I have no other choice.” http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chinese-city-institutes-one-dog-policy-180963641/ 3 comments worldnews
- Think twice about buying 'squashed-faced' breeds, vets urge dog-lovers - British Veterinary Association launches #breedtobreathe campaign to highlight serious health issues breeds such as pugs and French bulldogs are prone to https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/05/think-twice-about-buying-squashed-faced-breeds-vets-urge-dog-lovers 4807 comments worldnews
- "A breed of dog is a construct zoologically and genetically equivalent to a race of man. To look at us, my wife and I [Freedman is Jewish; his wife Chinese], my wife and I were clearly of two different breeds. Were some of our behavioral differences determined by breed?" http://www.vdare.com/misc/080325_miele.htm 10 comments science