Looking back at Scoop the service dog’s appearances on CBS News 24/7
CBS News 24/7 is saying goodbye to Scoop, a service dog in training for Canine Companions, as she heads to puppy college. Source link
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David Sedaris on dogs and the people who obsess over them
I don’t get dogs anymore, don’t understand why they need to be in grocery stores and on airplanes. You never see them tied up outside shops or restaurants nowadays. They have to be inside, no different from people. I read a column in The New York Times about a woman who had taken her dog … Read more
David Sedaris on dogs and the people who obsess over them
David Sedaris on dogs and the people who obsess over them – CBS News Watch CBS News Reflecting on a certain encounter in a New York City dog park, humorist David Sedaris has thoughts about the friends of Man’s best friend. Source link
Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin museum in Beeple’s new exhibit
BERLIN — Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso — can be seen roaming around a Berlin museum, occasionally “pooing” printed images of their surroundings which they’ve previously captured with integrated cameras. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more
California prisons task inmates with raising service dogs as form of rehabilitation
The Prison Policy Initiative says 96% of incarcerated people will one day return to their communities. That’s why California’s system is leaning into rehabilitation. CBS News Bay Area’s Max Darrow goes inside a facility where one of the methods involves puppies. Source link
Meth-laced hot dogs have twice sickened a family’s pups. Police don’t know who’s responsible or why
Police in Colorado are investigating after they say a family’s pooches were sickened by methamphetamine-laced hot dogs placed in their backyard going back months. Investigators believe someone is targeting the pets following the incidents dating back to November, the Broomfield Police Department said on Facebook. On two of those occasions, the dogs ingested the meth … Read more
Studying dogs may reveal path to longer, healthier life for dogs, humans | 60 Minutes
The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, too. Source link
Research to help dogs live longer, healthier lives could unlock secrets for people to age better, too
Everyone knows the old adage about dogs being man’s best friend, but you may not know that dogs might also be one of man’s best hopes to treat age-related illnesses. That’s because our canines develop many of the same diseases we do, including dementia. Dogs’ brains are a lot like ours, so studying how dementia … Read more
A dog’s impact on the science of aging and his family
When the Rowe family – mother Tara, father Jason, and daughter Eloise – saw their dog Ralph for the first time at an adoption event in 2012, they knew they wanted him instantly. “We were like, ‘Ralph, that’s our dog,’” Tara Rowe told Anderson Cooper in an interview. Ralph was mellow but liked to play … Read more
Ralph the dog’s impact on science and his family
Ralph the dog’s impact on science and his family – CBS News Watch CBS News The Rowe family dog Ralph was one of many canines with dementia who participated in a study of rapamycin. Scientists were able to gain new insight into the drug’s potential as a treatment by studying his brain. Source link