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What a puppy kindergarten revealed about raising exceptional dogs
By Emily Anthes Most students at the Biological Sciences Building at Duke University are trying to master the finer points of cellular...

The San Juan Daily Star
Sep 10, 20244 min read


When your child is an animal
By Amanda Hess “Monkey love is totally different than the way that you have love for your child,” Tonia Haddix, an exotic animal broker,...

The San Juan Daily Star
Sep 4, 20245 min read


A rescue dog went blind. Now she’s helping other pups avoid her fate.
By Seth Kugel All dogs, it must be said, are born great. Most achieve greatness in their own waggy ways. But some — like Shola, a...

The San Juan Daily Star
Aug 27, 20244 min read


Is that dog actually a … human?
By Seth Kugel He sits forlornly on a floating staircase, his body slightly slumped and his limbs in his lap, gazing out floor-to-ceiling...

The San Juan Daily Star
Aug 20, 20243 min read


The saying goes: Dogs are man’s best friend. But cats are better.
By Pamela Paul It’s not easy not being a dog person. Everyone loves a person who loves a dog. Dog people are fun-loving and down to...

The San Juan Daily Star
Aug 6, 20244 min read


A feline scientist explains why your cat might actually like you
By Emily Anthes Over the last two decades, a flurry of scientific studies have demonstrated, over and over again, that dogs are social...

The San Juan Daily Star
Jul 31, 20243 min read


How science went to the dogs (and cats)
Max, a 2-year-old German shepherd, Belgian Malinois and husky mix, photographed in Greenlake Park in Seattle on June 14, 2024. Scientists...

The San Juan Daily Star
Jul 23, 20245 min read


This service cat has a big job: The apocalypse
By Esther Zuckerman How did a cat named Schnitzel win the starring role of Frodo in “A Quiet Place: Day One”? He impressed director...

The San Juan Daily Star
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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