Author and educator Janis Bradley has joined National Canine Research Council as Associate Director of Communications and Publications. In addition to serving as an academic liaison, and reporting on current developments in scientific research and public ...
National Canine Research Council
Governor Lincoln Chafee has signed [1] into law a bill that prohibits any Rhode Island city or town from regulating dogs or cats on the basis of breed. Rhode Island becomes the third state this year, and the 16th state overall, to enact a breed preemption ...
Breed-specific legislation (BSL)
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 can learn to walk next ...
Canine Behavior, Canine Genetics, Canine Research, Human-Canine Bond
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. ...
Breed-specific legislation (BSL)
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 au ...
Breed-specific legislation (BSL)
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 with DN ...
Animal Shelters, Breeds of dogs, Canine Genetics, Canine Research, Visual Breed Identification
Janis Bradley, veteran dog trainer and author of the NCRC Vision Series publication, 'The Relevance of Breed in Selecting a Companion Dog,' discusses whether breed is a useful indicator of the suitability of a companion dog. Click to view other ...
Breeds of dogs, Canine Behavior, Human-Canine Bond, National Canine Research Council, National Canine Research Council Resources
The human community has changed dramatically in the modern era. Both dogs and people are continually adjusting to new phenomena (trains, cars, streets teeming with other people and other dogs, to name a few) and new expectations that arise from our livin ...
Canine Behavior, Canine Research, Human-Canine Bond
Dr. Irizarry discusses the genetic basis for why dogs that look alike do not necessarily act alike. NCRC Interview with Kristopher J. Irizarry, PhD ...
Canine Behavior, Canine Genetics, National Canine Research Council, National Canine Research Council Resources
In the 1960’s, John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller showed that mixed breed dogs may bear little or no resemblance to their purebred ancestors.[i] In 2009, Dr. Victoria Voith and colleagues from Western University published a short report indicating a low a ...
Animal Shelters, Breeds of dogs, National Canine Research Council Resources, Visual Breed Identification