Thursday, February 14th, 2019
There are countless gadgets available these days for people to track everything from our heart rate to our stress levels. So perhaps it’s no surprise that there also are quite a few products that now claim to similarly monitor your dog’s activity and health, including tracking what your pet is up to all day at home while you’re at work.
Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
Dr. Deborah Linder was quoted in an article on pet obesity appearing in The New York Times on August 2, 2018. The piece includes her comments on how veterinarians assess whether or not an animal is overweight and also calls attention to the challenge of pet owners equating food with love when caring for their animals.
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Deborah Linder spoke with Reuters about a study by The Ohio State University on the benefits and risks of having pets in nursing homes. She emphasized the positive effects but noted that proper precautions need to be taken to ensure safety for all involved.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
In a study, reading aloud to dogs improved children’s attitudes toward school books.
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
This radio interview with Dr. Deborah Linder, associate director of the Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction, focuses on the benefits of animal-assisted intervention on the humans they interact with. The conversation highlights recent research from the Institute on how reading to therapy dogs impacted literacy skills and reading attitudes in second-grade students.
Friday, October 21st, 2016
History/Case Details Cole, a 10-year-old male neutered Dalmatian, was presented to the Cummings Veterinary Medical Center’s Emergency Service with stranguria. He had a large, unexpressable bladder, a III/VI systolic murmur on the left side, ventral… Read More
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
Deborah Linder says reading to dogs can help children deal with anxiety.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015
Tufts scientists seek to put some evidence behind what we intuitively know is a wonderful thing: our special relationship with the animals in our lives.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015
Nutrition research could learn from man’s best friends.
Friday, June 26th, 2015
Deborah Linder “estimates that more than 50 percent of dogs in America are overweight or obese.”
