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Stay ahead of the latest breakthroughs transforming pet care. Our Pet Trends & Science hub delivers fresh insights from peer-reviewed research, emerging technologies, and cultural shifts—all translated into clear, practical guidance for you and your companion animals. Every piece combines rigorous science with genuine curiosity about animal welfare, embodying PBJ's commitment to trends, tech, and touching tales that matter.
Aug 20, 2025
While your heart might be saying "yes" to pet co-sleeping, your sleep tracker might be telling a different story. A major 2024 study of 1,600 adults found something that might surprise you: people who sleep with their pets—especially dogs—tend to report worse sleep quality and more severe insomnia symptoms.
Aug 7, 2025
In Seattle, a Sheepadoodle called Bunny steps onto a plastic soundboard and presses two buttons: “I dog” … “we friend.” Millions have watched the clip, and more than 10,000 households in 47 countries now take part in the citizen‑science project that sprang from it.
Aug 7, 2025
When we grasp zero, we treat absence as a measurable value that can be ranked, compared, and reasoned with. Cognitive scientists once thought only humans could do this. New experiments show otherwise.
Aug 7, 2025
In October 2014 a Good Samaritan vet in Torrance, California scanned the microchip of an African grey parrot that had just been handed in. The chip traced back to local resident Darren Chick, whose bird Nigel had vanished in 2010. Finder Julia Sperling had rescued the stray; veterinary technician Teresa Micco used the chip records to track Chick down, according to an Associated Press report. When Chick opened his front door the next morning, Nigel burst out with “¡Qué pasó!”—“What happened?”—in Spanish.
Pet Pulse Summer 2025 Roundup
Aug 7, 2025
the-green-guide-to-pet-adoption
First‑generation trackers were step counters with a map. Second‑wave collars add optical heart‑rate and temperature sensors, validated in a 2025 Colorado State University study of hospitalised dogs. Meanwhile, accelerometer modules have already spotted seizure activity in epileptic pets, as shown in a 2020 veterinary‑neurology study.
Aug 20, 2025
While your heart might be saying "yes" to pet co-sleeping, your sleep tracker might be telling a different story. A major 2024 study of 1,600 adults found something that might surprise you: people who sleep with their pets—especially dogs—tend to report worse sleep quality and more severe insomnia symptoms.
Aug 7, 2025
In Seattle, a Sheepadoodle called Bunny steps onto a plastic soundboard and presses two buttons: “I dog” … “we friend.” Millions have watched the clip, and more than 10,000 households in 47 countries now take part in the citizen‑science project that sprang from it.
Aug 7, 2025
When we grasp zero, we treat absence as a measurable value that can be ranked, compared, and reasoned with. Cognitive scientists once thought only humans could do this. New experiments show otherwise.
Aug 7, 2025
In October 2014 a Good Samaritan vet in Torrance, California scanned the microchip of an African grey parrot that had just been handed in. The chip traced back to local resident Darren Chick, whose bird Nigel had vanished in 2010. Finder Julia Sperling had rescued the stray; veterinary technician Teresa Micco used the chip records to track Chick down, according to an Associated Press report. When Chick opened his front door the next morning, Nigel burst out with “¡Qué pasó!”—“What happened?”—in Spanish.
Pet Pulse Summer 2025 Roundup
Aug 7, 2025
the-green-guide-to-pet-adoption
First‑generation trackers were step counters with a map. Second‑wave collars add optical heart‑rate and temperature sensors, validated in a 2025 Colorado State University study of hospitalised dogs. Meanwhile, accelerometer modules have already spotted seizure activity in epileptic pets, as shown in a 2020 veterinary‑neurology study.
Aug 20, 2025
While your heart might be saying "yes" to pet co-sleeping, your sleep tracker might be telling a different story. A major 2024 study of 1,600 adults found something that might surprise you: people who sleep with their pets—especially dogs—tend to report worse sleep quality and more severe insomnia symptoms.
Aug 7, 2025
In Seattle, a Sheepadoodle called Bunny steps onto a plastic soundboard and presses two buttons: “I dog” … “we friend.” Millions have watched the clip, and more than 10,000 households in 47 countries now take part in the citizen‑science project that sprang from it.
Aug 7, 2025
When we grasp zero, we treat absence as a measurable value that can be ranked, compared, and reasoned with. Cognitive scientists once thought only humans could do this. New experiments show otherwise.
Aug 7, 2025
In October 2014 a Good Samaritan vet in Torrance, California scanned the microchip of an African grey parrot that had just been handed in. The chip traced back to local resident Darren Chick, whose bird Nigel had vanished in 2010. Finder Julia Sperling had rescued the stray; veterinary technician Teresa Micco used the chip records to track Chick down, according to an Associated Press report. When Chick opened his front door the next morning, Nigel burst out with “¡Qué pasó!”—“What happened?”—in Spanish.
Pet Pulse Summer 2025 Roundup
Aug 7, 2025
the-green-guide-to-pet-adoption
First‑generation trackers were step counters with a map. Second‑wave collars add optical heart‑rate and temperature sensors, validated in a 2025 Colorado State University study of hospitalised dogs. Meanwhile, accelerometer modules have already spotted seizure activity in epileptic pets, as shown in a 2020 veterinary‑neurology study.
