Hound Headlines 4/18/23 | Dog Edition #92

In this week’s Hound Headlines, how scientists are learning about dog evolution by studying the pets that were abandoned at Chernobyl. Australia has come up with a novel way of ensuring pet owners pay their dog licence, the Guinness Book Of Records has a new title-holder for the world’s shortest dog, but just how tiny is Pearl the chihuahua? In Australia they have come up with a novel way of making sure pet owners register their dogs, if you don’t you could lose your driver’s licence! And Snoopy has a real-life doppelganger! Episode Links https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.ade2537 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43457220/chernobyl-dogs-dna-evolution/ https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/biological_sciences/our_people/directory/mousseau_timothy.php Chernobyl Created the World's Rarest Dogs https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169466830/worlds-shortest-dog-pearl-chihuahua New World's Shortest Dog - Guinness World Records https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-03/queenslanders-lose-drivers-licences-failing-pay-dog-registration/101921480 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10836557/Australia-election-2022-fine-costs-not-voting.html Dog breeder registration laws – what Queensland breeders need to know https://viatravelers.com/german-dogs/ https://viatravelers.com/dog-laws-in-germany/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq6cwmsOOKA/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpgAhxNJxWK/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/entertainment/snoopy-lookalike-bayley/index.html About Dog Podcast Network (DPN)  Check out Dog Podcast Network for other dog-adjacent shows: The Long Leash where we rescue tasty scraps from the editing room floor in an unscripted interview show Dog Cancer Answers which offers vetted advice from real veterinarians who answer your questions about dog cancer Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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