Sherry Lueders

Combat service is dangerous duty for dogs as well as for humans, and service dogs are returning home from war with both physical and psychological wounds. The New York Times reports that more than 5 percent of the 650 military dogs deployed to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan are themselves suffering from the canine version of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dogs ...

Dogs are being drafted to serve some of the many veterans who have returned home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  PTSD is an anxiety disorder that some people develop after experiencing a traumatic event. Veterans with PTSD may experience frequent flashbacks or nightmares that force them to relive trauma experienced on the battlefield, ...

  In the new book, Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, anthrozoologist John Bradshaw explores the unique relationship between people and dogs. In the process, he cites recent scientific research that blasts apart several common misconceptions about dog behavior that frequently cause humans to become frustrated with their dogs. In Bradshaw’s world, ...

Dog Wars, an app for Google’s Android phone that allows players to “feed, water, train and FIGHT your virtual dog against other players,” is back. Originally released in April, the app was pulled on the tails of complaints by outraged dog lovers, animal rights organizations, and high-profile figures like Michael Vick, who called on Google to remove the game from the Android marketplace, due to ...

On Saturday, May 7, volunteers will converge on dog parks across the U.S. for the Room to Run Dog Park Appreciation Project, an event organized to rejuvenate dog parks with maintenance and improvement projects. Sponsored by Nutro, Room to Run is scheduled to take place from 9am to 1pm on May 7 (except in Portland, OR, where the event is scheduled for ...