Curated OER
Pets as Good Neighbors
Students investigate proper training techniques for pets by creating a list. In this domesticated animal lesson, students identify traits of a good neighbor and relate those traits to a pet. Students create lists of the admirable...
Curated OER
Dog Aggression
In this trivia quiz, the information focuses on dog aggression. Students respond to 10 multiple choice questions and submit answers electronically via this interactive website.
PBS
Pbs Woof!: It's a Dog's Life
This is a resource for dog lovers. Find tips on how to train your pet, questions and answers, and stories of dog owners.
Scientific American
Scientific American: Dogs Process Language Like Us, but What Do They Understand?
Can dogs actually understand what people say to them? Is it the tone or the words they process?
Other
Aaas Science News: Week of 2 24 14: How Dogs Know What You're Feeling
Article reports on groundbreaking research which looked at brain scans of dogs and discovered that, like humans, their brains have a voice processing center, which helps explain why dogs are so attuned to human emotions.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Wet Dog Physics
Describes the physics behind animals' ability to dry themselves by shaking to remove water.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cats and Dogs and Conditioning
Read the passage about cats and dogs and conditioning and then complete the five questions following.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Do Have Personalities
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals specifically with the issue personality and its manifestation in dogs. The article utilizes findings from the research of Professor Samuel Gosling.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Feel Jealous When Three's a Crowd
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals with dog's jealousy over any interruption in their relationship with another dog or their owner.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Prefer Winners
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals with social behavior of dogs and current research suggesting that they gravitate toward "winners." When they observe other animals or animal-human interaction, they go towards the...
Other
Dog play.com: Behavior, Socialization, and Training
While containing its own information, this site from Dog-Play.Com works best as a link to lots of other information on dogs and their behavior. Each article available is summarized.