DogSmarts

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2017-05-31

  DogSmarts: Coming Soon!

Canines and humans are not only connected by companionship. In fact, we are evolutionarily linkedand tied together by something far more complex—our brains.  Join canine expert Dr. Brian Hare as he takes a peek into the inner workings of a dog’s brain ...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author
2016-06-10

  Get to Work

Dogs have more jobs now than ever before. They help people with disabilities, and their presence can even help make sick people feel better. Dr. Hare speaks with several experts in the field of working and therapeutic dogs, and concludes that our furry...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author
2016-06-10

  Empathy

We can’t help it if we love our dogs so much. There are very scientific reasons for this social bond: Dogs physiologically win over our hearts by causing our brains to release the chemicals responsible for feel-good emotions. Dr. Hare explores the impo...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author
2016-06-10

  On Point

Do you talk to your dog? Do you ever wonder if they actually understand what you are saying? Dr. Hare discusses how much our dogs understand about what we say and do, and how a dog named Rico learned to memorize and associate over 200 words. Featured G...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author
2016-06-10

  Memory Master

Canines have incredible memories. It is a powerful part of cognition. And just like in humans, there are different kinds of memory in dogs. In this episode, Dr. Hare chats with a top expert in the field of canine cognition who specifically studies memo...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author
2016-06-10

  Internal Compass

Do some dogs have a built-in GPS? Dr. Hare explains how dogs use a sensation of the earth's magnetic fields to hone in on where they're going. Two top experts in the field of canine navigation discuss why some dogs get lost and others always manage to ...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author
2016-06-10

  The Bright Mind Effect

Dr. Janet Jackson and Dr. Gary Pan are leaders in research and development at Nestle Purina Petcare. With a team of over 400 scientists, they formulated Bright Mind™ Adult and Bright Mind™ 7+ to support brain health in dogs. Dr. Bill Milgram, a leader ...
  Purina Pro Plan / Panoply author