“To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of ignorance.” — A. Bronson Alcott I saw this TMZ video (56 s) posted on the BCM Facebook page; in it Cesar Millan says “dogs don’t think.” Naturally he is wrong – as he usually is – but I was struck by how confident he…
Science deniers can massage nonsense all they want but in the end there is no escaping they’re holding a turd; case in point Kevin Behan’s reply to Dr. Abrantes’ most recent post on muzzle grabbing, itself based on a 2012 post. Behan begins with the false claim that Abrantes “has projected a complex human psychology about social…
Those who follow research into animal welfare must be familiar with the work of Marian Dawkins. When she began looking into animal welfare the topic was not only unpopular but largely dismissed due to what was perceived as a purely subjective pursuit. Dawkins, more than anyone else change that, and she did it with solid…
There is a new peer-review, open access journal focusing on all things related to canine genetics and epidemiology. Over this blog’s history I’ve had to mine everything from Journal of Nucleic Acid research to the Journal of Biophysical Chemistry, not publications one thinks of when the subject of behavior or health pop to mind. I think it’s…
Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution”- Theodosius Dobzhansky The recent debate between Bill Nye and creationist Ken Ham has renewed my disdain for those who reject evolution or those who present a corrupted version of evolution. Obviously one of my interests is dogs but like every biologist I also have a…
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