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upcoming webinars i have two webinars happening soon this friday i will be talking about genetic testing for the pet professional guild should you do genetic testing on your dog what will you learn how much can you trust the results if you want to know join me for this webinar on friday april 3 at 1pm eastern then on thursday april 16 i ll be talking about probiotics for behavioral health at fdsa what gut bacteria can change your dog s behavior they can so what products are out there and which ones should you use i read a lot of papers about this so you don t have to come join me both of these webinars will be recorded if you can t make it live posted by the dog zombie at 3 26 pm 0 comments monday november 25 2019 new publication in aeon friends as many of you know i have been posting less here and more in places where i can reach a larger audience i m really proud of my recent publication in aeon on how dogs learn and more generally whether scientists can learn from dog trainers about canine cognitive abilities spoiler i think there is for those of you who arrived here from the aeon story check out www dogzombie com for links to other publications and webinars posted by the dog zombie at 11 52 am 0 comments tuesday august 7 2018 covering the coverage of the fox genome paper ah the beloved tame fox project i worked in a lab that focused on these foxes for four years during my phd in kukekova lab at the university of illinois at urbana champaign we worked on analyzing the fox genome for publication throughout those four years and now at last the fox genome paper is published you can see my name tucked neatly in the middle of the authors list what does it mean to have the fox genome sequenced and published there is a flurry of news reporting about it and i have issues with a lot of that coverage i ll be covering the coverage here letting you know what is accurate and what is less so i ll update this post as i cover more articles feel free to comment with questions or with news stories you think should be included here fox tameness gene identified in 60 year study independent the title of this story is irresponsible implying that there is one gene controlling tameness in these foxes and that that gene was discovered the story itself does a decent job of untangling the facts that a large number of genes affect tameness and that the gene that was discovered influences whether the fox wants to continue to interact with humans during a specific behavioral test however i wonder how many people just read the headline and took away a very different message a soviet era experiment to tame foxes may help reveal genes behind social behavior washington post animalia great title intriguing and also accurate however the story itself over emphasizes the morphological difference in the foxes stating that the tame fox project spawned an ongoing area of research into how domestication based purely on behavioral traits can result in other changes like curlier tails and changes to fur color we still don t know if the morphological changes in the tame foxes which are much less frequent than most journalists suggest are related to their behavioral changes or if they re just a result of founder effect the lab that produced the current study is betting on founder effect the rest of this article is good with an excellent description of the study s design sequenced fox genome hints at genetic basis of behavior sciencedaily today with the first ever publication of the fox genome scientists will begin to understand the genetic basis of tame and aggressive behaviors i think this is overstating the fox genome is an important tool for working with the genetics of tame foxes and they are an important model for understanding the genetics of tame behavior but this isn t the beginning of understanding the genetic basis of tame behavior either we started that a long time ago or we haven t really started yet depending on how you look at it as with other stories this story also calls out the finding that there were some changes in aggressive foxes in a region similar to the one associated with williams syndrome hyperfriendliness among other traits in humans which is cool but don t forget they also found changes in regions associated with autism and schizophrenia which is also cool and which gives more perspective to the fact that a lot of changes were found in a lot of regions and we don t know what any of them mean yet this story has a nice description of the behavioral trait associated with the sorcs1 gene the one gene that the paper focused on that has changes associated with behavioral differences in tame foxes the first detailed map of red foxes dna may reveal domestication secret s sciencenews wow i really like this one read this one it does a great job summarizing the paper it pulls out interesting stuff and it doesn t ever go overboard in its interpretations friendly foxes genes offer hints to how dogs became domesticated new york times quite short so other articles are better bets for you to learn more about the study however i want to give a shout out to this one for 1 not saying anything misleading and 2 explaining that tame foxes aren t great pets something that can be really valuable to include in stories like this one posted by the dog zombie at 7 12 pm 0 comments labels domestication genetics silver foxes saturday march 17 2018 keeping afloat in the social media ocean how to post great dog content on your media feed so you want your dog training school to have an active social media presence a feed full of useful and informative posts not a bunch of pictures of cute puppies as much as we all love those how do you find those meaty posts to share with your audience and give them food for thought the internet is a big place these days and finding that first doorway into the active world of dog science and behavior writing can be hard maintaining a feed packed with shares about the most recent and interesting dog science is something i have done for fun as well as for pay and i have a few suggestions to get you started in the right direction to share a lot you have to read a lot there is no getting around this one absolute requirement you must follow a long list of interesting people this list must be dynamic because bloggers come and go so maintaining a healthy list of them involves continually adding new entries start with zazie todd s excellent and slightly overwhelming list of the pet people to follow in 2018 when someone on your new list shares something from someone you haven t heard of check them out if you re not sure default to following them you can always unfollow them later check your feed frequently when you re following a bunch of people interesting links will rapidly scroll past and be lost in your timeline when i was being paid to maintain content in a dog science laboratory s twitter feed i checked facebook and twitter three times a day at least i will admit that with my smart phone i often did it more often than that but three times was my minimum there are however some tools out there to help you keep the fire hose of posts under control nuzzel is an app that curates your friends lists on facebook and twitter and generates the list of links that those friends shared today it prioritizes links shared by multiple people as those most likely to interest you this app has been invaluable to me during dry spots when i was having trouble finding good dog posts because everyone was posting about recent crazy happenings in american politics another great app is buffer and there are others like it this app lets you schedule your tweets so that you can browse and collect good content all at once but parcel out sharing it over time this keeps your audience from being overwhelmed by bursts of content and then losing interest during dry spells although one morning i was catching up on sharing information out of my twitter feed and noticed one person responded to my sudden deluge of shares with the tweet dogzombieblog is on fire this morning that was a good thing but not if you can t maintain it this app is particularly nice because you can set a schedule and just pile your tweets on the stack for it to share out over hours or even days without telling it when to share each one facebook lets you schedule individual posts but you have to plan when each individual one will happen rather than having a set three times a day schedule to fill up with posts i usually just share links without comment this is much faster and can make the difference between my feeling i don t have time to share a moderately interesting post and just doing it on the other hand if you do have time to comment it can lead to more engagement with your audience which is a good thing always look at a post before sharing it never share based on the title alone if it s from a new source who you don t know well you should read the entire post to make sure there isn t something buried deep inside it that you don t want to share i ve often been surprised halfway through reading a post to encounter advice to use force on a dog if it s someone i trust though i do sometimes share after just skimming if it s on a topic i already understand well have fun if you share stuff that you find really interesting and engaging your audience will feel the same way i share a lot of science but i do share funny stories or cute animal photos from time to time i try to make them unusual though for example photos of canid puppies that aren t dogs like wolf dingo or hyena babies from zooborns recently i mixed it up by sharing a post about plant behavior plant behavior it s not dogs but surely dog behavior folks must find it interesting don t take it all too seriously it s part of your business but it s also a way to meet new friends and learn some cool new stuff about dogs posted by the dog zombie at 12 11 pm 0 comments labels blogging saturday february 17 2018 veterinarians are responsible for the welfare of flat faced dogs note this post was originally published on the dog international blog what can we do about the welfare problem of flat faced dogs the health problems associated with brachycephalic flat faced dogs are no secret dogs bred to have ultra shortened muzzles often have significant breathing problems dental problems bulging eyes prone to injury and skin disease from deep facial wrinkles the welfare problem of brachycephalic dogs has been covered before including here here here and here the solution is simple breed dogs with longer muzzles and wider nostrils they can still have their distinct breed look but with a real muzzle instead of a flat face and yet the word isn t getting out and dogs with extremely flat faces are still popular with breeders and dog owners some of the most common brachycephalic breeds in question are the english bulldog french bulldog pug boston terrier pekingese boxer shi tzu and cavalier king charles spaniel what can be done what tools do those concerned with the welfare of breeding for extremely flat faces have to convince breeders to breed more moderate animals what tools do we have to help the general public the ones who don t seek out news stories about the welfare of different dog breeds to find breeders who produce more moderate dogs as a veterinarian i really want my profession to be part of the solution to this problem in veterinary school i was taught that part of the veterinarian s job is to be an advocate for the animal the owner may be the one who pays the bills but it s the animal who is the patient and a good vet should speak up for the animal even when what she has to say is not what the owner wants to hear however i also learned that veterinarians at least in the u s are extremely averse to conflict we may be told to advocate for the animal but we are trained not to upset the client this isn t just about money if you upset your client too much they will take their animal away and your chance to help the animal will be lost it s a fine line but not one that veterinarians are trained to balance in my experience much of our training plays lip service to the idea of standing up for the animal while demonstrating a strict policy of non interference in a client s decisions about what kind of dog to acquire a new policy about brachycephalics from the british veterinary association french bulldog 2014 westminster kennel club dog show by pets adviser from brooklyn usa 2014 westminster kennel club dog show cc by 2 0 via wikimedia commons things are a little different on the far side of the pond from the u s however in the u k the british veterinary association bva recently published a new policy statement about brachycephalic dogs it is a quite forward thinking document taking a multi pronged approach to the problem the document begins with ct scans of a brachycephalic and a normal dog showing the dramatic difference in skull shape even their brains are differently shaped it continues with a policy position which contains a list of goals beginning with ensuring healthier future generations of dogs it describes an action plan including campaigning in the media and a ten point plan for veterinary practices to address engagement with owners of brachycephalic dogs it concludes with a list of resources for those who want to know or do more this is not a document that will shake the foundations of british veterinary medicine its description of the health problems with brachycephalic dogs is based on solid evidence and is not phrased in inflammatory fashion its goals are all positive focused on education and research importantly however it provides veterinarians with guidance and resources on how to engage with prospective pet owners on the health problems with brachycephalic dogs and it takes a strong stance extremely flat faces in dogs aren t healthy and we should be moving away from them a weak policy from the american veterinary medical association contrast the bva s policy to the approach taken by the american veterinary medical association avma which recently passed a three sentence position statement related to inherited disorders that does not even go so far as to mention brachycephalic dogs specifically the avma s animal welfare committee had initially proposed a slightly stronger policy that did specifically mention brachycephalics along with other conditions but this phrasing was seen as overly controversial it was particularly opposed by the cavalier king charles spaniel club the bulldog club of america and the american kennel club the final policy phrasing names no specific disorders targeting only genetic and inherited disorders generally in failing to call out specific problems the avma missed a chance to make the point that extreme brachycephaly is a disorder the general public often perceives extremely flat faced animals as normal and as a result continue to purchase them without recognizing the numerous health problems these 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