Through the 90’s I was campaigning two FC-AFC, dogs… After a trial season in the late 90’s I realized I had no idea what was going on anymore. I had been in the game a long time and had probably judged 50-60 All-Age Stakes but I was confused… I would think we were in good [...]

The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine will bring its educational, research and outreach services to the St. Louis area with the opening of a new facility in the spring of 2011. Mizzou Animal Cancer Care will offer advanced care for veterinary cancer patients. The University Board of Curators on Monday finalized the purchase [...]

Researchers at Georgia Tech found that different animals oscillate their bodies at varying speeds to shake off water, with dogs and bears taking about four to five skin oscillations per second to dry their fur. The researchers hope to use the findings to improve the design of washing machines. Click here to read full article [...]

Dogs recognize their owners by looking at their faces and prefer to follow the movements of their owners rather than those of strangers, according to research from the University of Padua in Italy. Researchers discovered that many dogs had difficulty identifying their owners when the human’s face was covered, and were less attentive to the [...]

Bridget Evans, the 2010 recipient of the Carol L. Chittenden Scholarship, has been a volunteer trainer with the Mid-America Service Dogs Foundation since 2004. Her own service dog, Cole, is a constant companion, so she understands how valuable they are to people with disabilities. With the combined support of the College of Applied Health Sciences [...]