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Do Dogs Need to Inhale Oxytocin?

When I was a kid, dogs were happy bundles of love. Today, at least in Berkeley, a lot of them are grouchy, neurotic and fearful. Monash University’s Animal Welfare Science Centre will study whether inhalilng oxytocin can make shelter dogs… Continue reading

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People, Pets and Oxytocin

NPR had a nice story on therapy animals, pointing out how bonding with an animal feels safer and can improve our ability to bond with people. If you read my blog regularly or have heard me speak, you know that… Continue reading

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