The Dog Scholar Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Jamie Penrith and Danny Wells

Can dogs really predict earthquakes? Yes. But how? Can they smell something we can't detect? Hear tremors seismometers are missing? Or are they collaborating with... cows? This episode sounds ridiculous, but the science of dogs secret sixth sense is fascinating.
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Yamauchi, H., Uchiyama, H., Ohtani, N., & Ohta, M. (2014). Unusual animal behavior preceding the 2011 earthquake off the pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan: A way to predict the approach of large earthquakes. Animals, 4(2), 131-145.
Wikelski, M., Mueller, U., Scocco, P., Catorci, A., Desinov, L. V., Belyaev, M. Y., ... & Martin Mai, P. (2020). Potential short‐term earthquake forecasting by farm animal monitoring. Ethology, 126(9), 931-941.
Coren, S. (2006). Can dogs predict earthquakes? A possible auditory answer. In Paper delivered at the Psychonomic Society meetings, Houston, Texas, November 2006.

Most owners assumer a dog has a similar memory to a human - but is that true? How is a dogs brain wired to remember? How does the latest scientific research impact how we train and understand out pets?
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Sit down every week with The Dog Scholar to unpick a new big question about dogs. Prof Sab brings the latest scientific research, Danny and Jamie bring 20 years of experience working with and training thousands of dogs. Takeaway fun facts, bust your own long held myths, and get to know humans' best friends in a completely new way.
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How attached are we to our dogs? And what type of attachment does a dog form with their owner? Is there a difference in the brain activity of a mother looking at their child versus their dog? Lets breakdown the facts and science behind the ultimatum: it's me, or the dog.
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Sit down every week with The Dog Scholar to unpick a new big question about dogs. Prof Sab brings the latest scientific research, Danny and Jamie bring 20 years of experience working with and training thousands of dogs. Takeaway fun facts, bust your own long held myths, and get to know humans' best friends in a completely new way.
Send your questions and personal dog related icks to podcast@thedogscholar.com.
Find us on social media @dogscholarpodcast.- - References - -
Kurdek, L. A. (2008). Pet dogs as attachment figures. Journal of social and personal relationships, 25(2), 247-266.
Stoeckel, L. E., Palley, L. S., Gollub, R. L., Niemi, S. M., & Evins, A. E. (2014). Patterns of brain activation when mothers view their own child and dog: An fMRI study. PloS one, 9(10), e107205.
Karl, S., Boch, M., Zamansky, A. et al. Exploring the dog–human relationship by combining fMRI, eye-tracking and behavioural measures. Sci Rep 10, 22273 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79247-5

We have long known that a dogs sense of smell is incredible, but anecdotes of lost dogs navigating huge distances prompted scientists to dig deeper. It turns out that dogs join birds and elephants with the ability to see the Earth's magnetic field. Dogs can literally see magnetism. Probably...
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Sit down every week with The Dog Scholar to unpick a new big question about dogs. Prof Sab brings the latest scientific research, Danny and Jamie bring 20 years of experience working with and training thousands of dogs. Takeaway fun facts, bust your own long held myths, and get to know humans' best friends in a completely new way.
Send your questions and personal dog related icks to podcast@thedogscholar.com.
Find us on social media @dogscholarpodcast.

After a spike in attacks American XL Bullies are now banned in England and Wales. Does banning breeds work? Or does science point to a better indicator for aggression? What makes a dog dangerous? And how can you tell if a dog is going to bite?
Sit down every week with The Dog Scholar to unpick a new big question about dogs. Prof Sab brings the latest scientific research, Danny and Jamie bring 20 years of experience working with and training thousands of dogs. Takeaway fun facts, bust your own long held myths, and get to know humans' best friends in a completely new way.
Send your questions and personal dog related icks to podcast@thedogscholar.com.
Find us on social media @dogscholarpodcast.
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References
Reisner, I. R., Mann, J. J., Stanley, M., Huang, Y. Y., & Houpt, K. A. (1996). Comparison of cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolite levels in dominant-aggressive and non-aggressive dogs. Brain research, 714(1-2), 57-64. Owczarczak-Garstecka, S. C., Watkins, F., Christley, R., & Westgarth, C. (2018). Online videos indicate human and dog behaviour preceding dog bites and the context in which bites occur. Scientific reports, 8(1), 7147.

A dog is for life, not just for Christmas. But why do we get dogs? What happens at animal charities and shelters during the festive period? And how can we make sure our dogs enjoy the holidays?
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This episode may contain elevated cortisol levels, surprisingly deep messages and some choice festive accessories.