Dr Jo's Pet News

The price of a pet

2009-11-09T16:12:00.001+11:00

$$$How much would you be willing to spend on your pet? Read more

What do you get if you cross a polar bear with a grizzly brown bear?

2009-11-09T15:30:00.001+11:00

What do you get if you cross a polar bear with a grizzly brown bear? Read more

Dogtober

2009-09-23T18:38:00.002+10:00

are you ready for Dogtober? More

Sabre-toothed cats had a wussy bite

2009-09-23T18:26:00.002+10:00

New research delves into the world of sabre toothed cats... more

Dogs: Kids in Fur Coats?

2009-09-09T17:55:00.002+10:00

New study shows that kids & dogs are alike but with one difference... More hereSciencenow

National Threatened Species Day

2009-09-07T15:33:00.003+10:00

National Threatened Species Day (NTSD) is held on 7 September each year - commemorating the death of the last Tasmanian tiger at Hobart Zoo in 1936. More info from WWF here.Australian species under threat: photo gallery

Can monkeys help explain music?

2009-09-07T12:05:00.002+10:00

Music evokes emotions in people. To understand how this works, researchers have begun to look at monkeys & music.More here

Father's Day

2009-09-04T13:09:00.002+10:00

Sunday 6th Sept is Father's Day in australia. Here are some of the special dads in the animal kingdom... take a look

Clever crows help rethink animal behaviour

2009-08-12T13:43:00.001+10:00

Crows are capable of using multiple tools in complex sequences, the first time such behaviour has been observed in non-humans, scientists have found.The birds are capable of a level of logical thinking, forward planning and creativity only normally associated with people. Scientists say the work calls for a rethink on the underlying mechanisms governing animal behaviour.More hereTimesonline

World Dog Games

2009-08-11T11:04:00.003+10:00

Are you a dog lover? Then you need to go along to the World Dog Games in Sydney on Sat 31st Oct and Sun 1st Nov 2009. Here you'll see Flyball, Agility, Diving Dogs and get advice about dog from experts such as ME!!Tickets are available through Ticketek.

Right or left pawed?

2009-07-27T15:54:00.001+10:00

Female cats tend to use their right front paw while male cats more often rely upon their left front paw, according to a new study that suggests the sex of a cat determines how its brain will be wired. Cats were given tasks to perfrom:For the first task, the researchers placed a bit of tuna at the bottom of an otherwise empty, narrow-mouthed jar. They then observed how the cats attempted to

New blog post from Dr Jo

2009-07-18T15:39:00.002+10:00

What do you do to help animals?Read this and take a moment ot reflect on what else you might do with your time, knowledge or resources to help animals in our community.Read Dr Jo's blog

2009-07-12T15:08:00.000+10:00

What animal rivals humans in the scale of its world domination? Answer here

Dog of the week

2009-07-11T17:41:00.002+10:00

Delta Society Australia has a fabulous Pet Partner, therapy dog program. You can see and read about the Therapy Dog of the Week here.

World Dog Games

2009-07-10T18:05:00.000+10:00

The Purina World Dog Games willtake place in Sydney later this year. Flyball & agility enthusiasts get ready!

Panda porn & unexpected birth

2009-07-02T09:33:00.001+10:00

Whenpanda pornography didn't entice a male panda to mate with his female partner at a Thai zoo, staff next tried artificial insemination, which resulted in a surprise birth this week. More here

Radio podcasts

2009-07-01T17:51:00.000+10:00

You can listen to Dr Jo's answers to pet behaviour problems in podcasts. Here's a list of them.

The power of the pussycat

2009-06-21T21:16:00.000+10:00

NY Cat remembered... read more

Snakes treating depression

2009-06-21T15:44:00.000+10:00

Snakes are being recruited as animal "therapists" by the NHS to treat depression.A London clinic is the first to use reptiles to help patients overcome low self-worth and "communication issues". More

Dogs may look guilty but they aren't

2009-06-15T14:57:00.003+10:00

Most owners know that guilty look on their dog's face. Usually it's when we arrive home and find the cushion shredded or the garden dug up. We attribute this to the dog knowing it has done wrong and feeling guilty.New research shows this is not the case. Dog owners were either told their dog had stolen a biscuit or had not. In other words, the owners did not know if their dogs were truly guilty

How long is a piece of string: don't ask a cat

2009-06-03T19:26:00.004+10:00

Cats never get bored of chasing a piece of string. And the answer to that seems to be that they cannot link cause and effect. When one piece of string has a treat attached and another doesn't, they still paw at each one, unable to focus on the one with a reward.Original abstract

Spitting is not rude in dolphin society

2009-06-02T21:28:00.001+10:00

Spitting in public isn't rude in snubfin dolphin society—it's expected.The rare marine mammals hunt together by chasing fish to the surface and then "spitting" water at them to herd them for the kill, researchers with the conservation nonprofit WWF recently discovered. Read moreNational Geographic news

Animal make news 3 times more often...

2009-06-01T19:48:00.002+10:00

than they did 30 years ago. Researchers have found that humans are moving away from a tendency to see animals as creatures dominated by society. Instead, people now see animals more frequently as part of a more "pure" or "natural" world that needs protection.

Cat falls 26 stories and lives

2009-05-31T07:26:00.002+10:00

A cat named "Lucky" fell 26 stories from a New York apartment and lived to purr another day. How lucky was that?! Read more

Twitter saves dog's life

2009-05-31T07:12:00.002+10:00

Through the power of the Twitter network, donations have been raised to help an injured Pit Bull Terrier. More here