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The Functional Breeding Podcast interviews Dr. Emily Bray to talk about her research on the effects of different styles of maternal care on the adult personalities of dogs.

Scientific American's 60-Second Science Podcast interviews Dr. Emily Bray about her work with puppies at Canine Companions for Independence.

Dr. MacLean comments on the genetic basis for some personality traits that may influence dog behavior. This is evidence that dog breeds really do have distinct personalities(link is external), as this article in Science Magazine summarizes.

In this article from the Atlantic, Dr. MacLean is quoted talking about a new way to look at brain size and how it relates to intelligence.

In this Star Tribune article, learn about what our graduate students are doing at the Wildlife Science Center working with hand-raised wolf puppies to figure out what makes these wild animals so different from our household pets.

"Seven creatures with skills that easily beat humans," published in the Spring 2018 Intelligence issue of Popular Science, discusses animal cognition research, including Evan's work with primates and dogs.

National Geographic article "Why Are Some Dogs More Aggressive?" covers Evan's study of the influence of oxytocin and vasopressin on canine social behavior and aggression.

"What a Border Collie Taught a Linguist About Language," published on August 18, 2017 in Wired, discusses cooperation and communication between humans and dogs.

Our new postdoc Emily Bray recently published a study on maternal style in guide dogs in which she found that puppies with overattentive mothers were less likely to succeed as guide dogs.

Evan was recently interviewed by the BBC for an episode of The Documentary called It's a Dog's Life. The program probes the special relationship between dogs and humans, from ancient times to the present day. You can listen to the full episode here, or a clip on the social world of dogs.