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Epilepsy gene discovery in dogs
The journal PLoS ONE has published research this week by Professor Hannes Lohi of the University of Helsinki. Professor Lohi and his research team have isolated a gene linked to epilepsy in Belgian...
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Tail chasing – an obsessive compulsive disorder?
The genetics research group at the University of Helsinki has published its findings into a study of tail chasing in dogs. The study involved 400 dogs and questionnaires to the owners about their...
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Dwarfism in dogs
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Research Center led by Professor Hannes Lohi have found a gene mutation that causes chondrodysplasia (dwarfism) in the Norwegian Elkhound and...
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All around me familiar faces…
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have been testing dogs to see if they can recognise faces in images and, more specifically, whether the dogs have a different response to the images of...
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Emotions matter: a dog’s view of facial expressions
A recent study from the University of Helsinki shows that the social gazing behavior of domestic dogs resembles that of humans: dogs view facial expressions systematically, preferring eyes. In...
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Canine hereditary diseases more common than previously indicated
Comment from me (DoggyMom): I am particularly pleased to read in this media release that the researchers are recommending cooperation between industry, science and laypersons. As a canine massage...
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Households feeding their dogs and cats with raw food do not consider the...
Raw food denotes any meat, internal organs, bones and cartilage fed to pets uncooked Photo credit: Johanna Anturaniemi An extensive international survey conducted at the University of Helsinki...
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The first re-homing of laboratory beagles in Finland
The paper’s abstract begins “The fate of experimental animals represents an ethical dilemma and a public concern.” I would say that this is an understatement. But, researchers in Finland decided to...
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Early-life diet and canine atopy can have a connection
Meat-based maternal diet during pregnancy and as the puppies’ first solid diet during the early postnatal period (at 1–2 months of age), both showed a significant “protective” effect from atopy in...
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Dogs’ aggressive behaviour towards humans is often caused by fear
A study encompassing some 9,000 dogs conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species and the owner’s previous...
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Behaviour resembling human ADHD seen in dogs
A study involving some 11,000 dogs carried out at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that the gender, age and breed of the dog, as well as any behavioural problems and certain environmental...
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Scent dogs detect coronavirus reliably from skin swabs
Scent dog Silja at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. (Image: Egil Björkman) A recent study by the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital confirmed that scent detection dogs can be taught...
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