News Bites: Hendra Virus, Glowing Dog, Gold For Poop

The deadly Hendra virus detected in dog for the first time—sadly, Dusty, the Queensland, AU Kelpie has been euthanized. He’s the 4th animal the family has lost to the virus.  Find out more on Hendra virus symptoms from the WHO.

Scientists in South Korea have created a glowing dog who can be turned on & off. Tegon, the female Beagle, was created to help in research to find cures for diseases like Alxheimers and Parkinson’s.

Taipei is offering a chance to win gold ingots for bringing in dog poop. Yep.  They’ll also give rewards for photographs of people not scooping their pup’s poop.

Friday Fun: Paige The Border Collie

Paige is awesome!  She’s clearly having a lot of fun and I just love seeing that.  This video reminded me it’s been way to long since I taught Saffron a new trick, so I’m teaching her “Over” and “Under” with clicker training. (To crawl under something and jump over something.)  It is so fun watching her catching on to what I’m asking her to do.  Maybe Paige will inspire you to teach your dog or cat(yea, really!) something new!

Kids & Dogs—Dr. Sophia Yin’s Educational Poster

Sophia Yin rocks!  Check out this excellent article and poster on how children should and should not interact with dogs. The poster shows how a rude behavior with people is also a rude behavior with dogs.  For instance, people don’t like it if someone takes somethingof theirs and, likewise, neither do dogs.  Super easy to understand so even young children will learn.  You can print out copies for free.