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  Does my dog know I'm pregnant?Artiga Photo/Corbis In addition to being man's best friend, dogs are known for their ability to sniff out changes in the human body. For example, in a 2011 study published in Gut, an International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, a Labrador retriever

    Do you know that there is an alternative method to detect diabetes? It's the family dog! In recent years, diabetes alert dogs have become an essential healthcare element for many people. As diabetes rates increase — and we become more aware of how dogs can help those who have the disease — the

        I have a 3-year-old toy Australian shepherd dog named Gina. She is an absolutely wonderful dog with a few challenges, one in particular that I need some advice on... obsessive licking. She is completely obsessed with licking all the time! My dog licks the air, your arms, your face, in your

    Can dogs detect health problems in people?LWA/Dann Tardif/Blend Images/Corbis | Darwin Wiggett/First Light/Corbis | Markus Altmann/Corbis Imagine that instead of giving a urine sample or getting blood drawn when you need a diagnostic health test, you consult with a dog instead. It's a funny

With the overpopulation in shelters around the country and the high numbers of euthanization--4.5 million pets a year according to the Human Society--adopting a dog is one of the best things you can do to help this problem. But, before you go out and adopt a dog, there are some important steps you