Turns out studying dogs helps with human medical research. Yes, that sounds bad on one level, but it's not. It means our dog friends actually are teaching scientists about US - human beings.
Over at Science Daily, this article outlines how important this is both for dogs and people:
"Bone cancer in dogs, Fossum explains, is almost identical to human bone cancer. To get a big picture of just how the disease forms and progresses in dogs, Fossum has helped to create the Texas Veterinary Cancer Registry, a database of treatment information.









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