I started giving my dog this food a couple of months ago. I thought it was a healthy food for him. Unfortunately, I was too trusting. My dog died last week of liver and kidney failure. I had no ...

But one dog owner has warned others to think beyond messy floors after a wet walk with her pup left her with a hefty vet bill of over $1,000. Amy Fitzgerald, a dog owner from Manchester ...

BOSTON — We’ve all seen it – that characteristic full-body shimmy that dogs do after getting wet, sending water droplets flying in all directions. The “wet dog shake” isn’t just limited to our canine ...

The result was a complete outline of the neural mechanisms involved in what the team describes as "wet dog shakes." More information: Dawei Zhang et al, C-LTMRs evoke wet dog shakes via the ...

“Wet dog shakes” – a common reflex behavior shared among many hairy mammals and designed to expel water and irritants from their coats – happens when particular mechanoreceptors are ...

Many have developed a similar strategy: a vigorous, full-body shaking motion that researchers have dubbed “wet dog shakes.” While somewhat silly-looking, this behavior may be important for survival, ...

Now, researchers have identified the neural circuit that triggers characteristic ‘wet dog’ shaking behaviour in mice — which involves a specific class of touch receptors, and neurons that ...