Author: Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University

Eric Isselee / Shutterstock It turns out that one of the smallest dog breeds, the chihuahua, is part wild coyote, according to recently published genetic research. The chihuahua breed originated in Mexico but is now a popular canine companion worldwide. Coyote genes may have been introduced into ancestors of the chihuahua accidentally. It may also […]

PBXStudio/Shutterstock I recently lost one of my cocker spaniels, Bobbi. She was fit, healthy and active, but had a catastrophic diagnosis of oral melanoma two months before I had to make the decision that anyone with deeply loved pets dreads. It is easy to presume that only humans have a true concept of death and […]