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During speech acquisition, children form quick and rough hypotheses about the meaning of a new word after only a single exposure - a process dubbed "fast mapping." Here we provide evidence that a border collie, Rico, is able to fast map. Rico knew the labels of over 200 different items. He inferred the names of novel items by exclusion learning and correctly retrieved those items right away as well as 4 weeks after the initial exposure. Fast mapping thus appears to be mediated by general learning and memory mechanisms also found in other animals and not by a language acquisition device that is special to humans

Ability. --- Acquisition. --- Animal. --- Animals. --- Canis-familiaris. --- Children. --- Cognition. --- Comprehension. --- Device. --- Dog. --- Domestic dog. --- Exposure. --- Human. --- Humans. --- Language. --- Learning and memory. --- Learning. --- Mechanisms. --- Memory. --- Stimuli. --- Time.

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Regurgitation is the disgorging of partially digested food, usually carried out to feed pups and young animals. It seems to be an important step in weaning in some canids, facilitating the transfer from suckling to eating solid food. The aim of this study was to estimate, on a population basis, how common regurgitation is in domestic dog breeds, the circumstances of the behaviour and effects of breed and environment. This was achieved by a questionnaire answered by 263 Swedish dog breeders. More than 60% of the breeders had observed regurgitation among their dogs and some of the breeders had also observed that dogs other than the mothers regurgitated. Although not significant, data indicated that differences between breeds existed. No environmental influence was found, except for an effect of supplying pups early with complementary food, which increased the frequency of regurgitation. There was a strong connection between regurgitation and begging behaviour from the pups. The age of the pups when they first received regurgitated food, around 4 weeks, was consistent between breeds. Pups had to beg more to get others than the mother to regurgitate. The results show that regurgitation is widespread among domestic dogs and constitutes a normal behaviour. The timing of behaviour during lactation and the interaction between pups and regurgitating animals may suggest that regurgitation is an important element in the weaning process.

Age. --- Animal. --- Animals. --- Behaviour. --- Breed. --- Canids. --- Dog. --- Dogs. --- Domestic dog. --- Environment. --- Food. --- Frequency. --- Interaction. --- Lactation. --- Mother. --- Parental behavior. --- Parental behaviour. --- Population. --- Pups. --- Questionnaire. --- Regurgitation. --- Weaning. --- Young.

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Dogs --- Wild dogs --- History. --- Dogs, Wild --- Canidae --- Feral dogs --- Canis canis --- Canis domesticus --- Canis familiarus --- Canis familiarus domesticus --- Canis lupus familiaris --- Dog --- Domestic dog --- Domestic animals --- Gray wolf --- History --- Egypt

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Focused and concise, yet comprehensive in scope, this text provides essential, practical information for solving surgical problems commonly encountered on rounds, in clinical situations, and in surgery. In more than 100 chapters, the expert contributors propose key questions and provide answers to solve these situations that confront practicing small animal veterinarians every day.The text begins with general concepts of surgery, including anesthesia, minimally invasive surgery, and wound management, followed by sections devoted to soft tissue, orthopedic, neurologic, oncologic, and or

Dogs --- Cats --- Veterinary surgery --- Surgery --- Farriery --- Veterinary medicine --- Cat, Domestic --- Felis catus --- Felis domestica --- Felis silvestris catus --- Domestic animals --- Felis --- Canis canis --- Canis domesticus --- Canis familiarus --- Canis familiarus domesticus --- Canis lupus familiaris --- Dog --- Domestic dog --- Gray wolf

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Dogs in art --- Dogs --- Painting, Modern --- Groupe Mémoires (Group of artists) --- Canis canis --- Canis domesticus --- Canis familiarus --- Canis familiarus domesticus --- Canis lupus familiaris --- Dog --- Domestic dog --- Domestic animals --- Gray wolf --- History --- Iconography --- Canis familiaris [species]