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My Dog Kelly
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How your dog's respiration rate is affected by active play. R Which treat German Shepherd dogs like best and whether the price matters S Interdisciplinary Topic: Dogs |
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Determine which toy most excites a pet both physically and mentally.
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How Long Does It Take to Train Your Pet? R Determine the percentage of overweight pets among the cats and dogs you know. R Determine the best way to keep your dog's teeth clean and to have a "fresh" breath. S How Much Do Different Pet Species Eat Compared to Each Other? R Discover what types of smells are most interesting to dogs. R What Type of Music Affects My Dog's Mood? R Test various dog toys to find out which type is most appealing to your dog. R Find out if growth rates are different among a puppy's weight, height, length, paw size and selected bones during the early months of life. R Investigate dogs brains and their senses S Does Dog Saliva Kill Bacteria? S Train your dog for the science fair. S Are dogs right or left pawed? R What color can dogs see best? R Dog training using operant conditioning S Do canines or humans have more bacteria in their mouths? S Which has the highest mouth pH level - dogs, cats or humans? S Explore Kittens S Interdisciplinary Topic: Dogs
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Which Dog Food Is Digested Better?
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Can a cat be positively identified from its paw prints? R Which gender of dog is the smartest? R Dog Color Genetics R Why does my dog howl when I play certain songs on my viola? R Determine whether cats respond preferentially to familiar bird sounds. R Measure canine intelligence with some simple behavioral tests. R Determine whether non-primate mammals (e.g., dogs or cats) have a paw preference, which might indicate lateralization of function in the brain. R Determine if dermatophytes (fungi that typically grow on skin structures) and yeasts colonize the claw tissue of healthy dogs. R Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Responses to Bird Sounds R Determine whether White Coat Hypertension (WCH) occurs in dogs when they visit the veterinary hospital. R Does Dog Saliva Kill Bacteria? S Why some types of dog foods are more popular than the rest. Is it because they are better tasting, healthier or just because they are the cheapest? R Determine at what age cats will recover from anesthetics fastest when spayed/neutered, younger or older R Can You Teach a Dog to Read? R Determine which of a dog's sense of sight, smell, or hearing has the greatest effect on its short term memory. R Test whether artificial light affects the sleeping habits of domestic dogs. S Roundworms and Hookworms, Year Two: Prevalence in Shelter Puppies R It is said that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human mouth, is it true? R Which color moving object in a dog's peripheral vision will distract it the fastest? R Are dogs color blind? R R S Assessing canine hearing loss R Are domestic dogs and wolves similar in their hierarchical behaviors? R Do Dogs and Hamsters think and learn differently? S Investigate the domestic cat. S Find out if more cats are right-pawed, left-pawed, or ambidextrous. R Interdisciplinary Topic: Dogs |
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Which dermatophytes colonize the canine claw and examine whether immunocompromised dogs are more likely than healthy dogs to colonize dermatophytes.
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Investigate whether or not culture (dog's owner) has an effect on brain hemisphere dominance in dogs. R Determine how much a dog's age affects their understanding of a spatial relationship between objects. R Dog Tail Wagging and Brain Lateralization R Interdisciplinary Topic: Dogs |
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