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- Connecticut joins state ranks preempting breed-specific laws
- Nevada law prohibiting BSL signed by the Governor.
- Animal professionals shown to disagree with each other when assigning breed(s) to dogs of unknown parentage.
- Swedish study found no link between modern breeds and their traditional work
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Of Mice and Dogs: Their Personalities May Be Up To Us
Most of us easily acknowledge the likelihood that specific behaviors can be influenced by learning, in ourselves and in other species, including the one closest to us, our companion dogs. We can learn to tie our shoes, and our dogs … Continue reading
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Connecticut joins state ranks preempting breed-specific laws
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has signed a bill that preempts municipalities from regulating dogs on the basis of breed. HB6311, which was co-sponsored by 31 state representatives and senators, addressed only the issue of breed-specific legislation. It provides that “no … Continue reading
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Nevada law prohibiting BSL signed by the Governor.
Nevada will become the 14th state to preempt its towns and counties from discriminating against dogs on the basis of breed or appearance. Governor Brian Sandoval has signed Assembly Bill No. 110, which both describes the circumstances under which local … Continue reading
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Animal professionals shown to disagree with each other when assigning breed(s) to dogs of unknown parentage.
Summary A survey of more than 900 people in dog-related professions and services showed that they frequently disagreed with each other when making visual breed identifications of the same dog, and that their opinions may or may not have correlated … Continue reading
Swedish study found no link between modern breeds and their traditional work
Introduction People commonly assume that much of their pet’s personality is a remnant of the traditional work dogs of his breed once specialized in. The investigations over the last few years of Swedish scientist Kenth Svartberg suggest that this is … Continue reading
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