We're Moving!

I am excited to announce that TODAY Dog Spies has moved to the Scientific American Blog Network! 

Link to Dog Spies new home on Scientific American

Most importantly, the dogs have been notified. All of them. And they are okay with it.

The reason the dogs are okay with it is that Scientific American has a vast network of blogs and bloggers who cover everything from the mind and the heart to literary psychology, and slime, slime molds and nanothingamabobs.
   

Jesse Bering and Becky Crew blogs and books

Jason Goldman writes The Thoughtful Animal and Evelyn Lamb makes math fun, yes fun, at Roots of Unity. And art + science? Well, yes, they have that! Or a science comedian? Yes, they have one of those, too.

Hell, one of the Scientific American bloggers even wrote a book called Why is the Penis Shaped Like That? and another blogger has a book out called Zombie Tits and Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animal Stories.

Given that dogs are into crotches and sometimes seemingly weird stuff, they see this as a match made in heaven.

In other words, Dog Spies will be among friends.

Another reason dogs are particularly excited is because this move affirms that science is taking dogs and the dog-human relationship seriously. Heck, the FOURTH Canine Science Forum will be held next summer in the UK, which is to say, there have already been THREE Canine Science Forums. Research groups across the globe are working to unveil dogs’ perceptual world and what makes them tick, and we’re moving to Scientific American to talk about it!

Other items on the agenda: Dog Spies posts will be more frequent, weekly and even sometimes bi-weekly.

Lend dogs a hand

How to lend a hand. (Source)

And most (most) important: You know how during a move, people ask for help? Someone will causally say, “What are you doing next Sunday?” And you vaguely remember they were thinking about moving, but you can’t remember when, soooooo you pause and say “Well... uh... let me check.” (Of course, I would never do that).

Well, I need help! You can’t help by stuffing packing peanuts or lending me your truck because in the world of online, I just created a new folder and Tadaa! I have moved!

Instead, here's how you could help:

1) If you hear of any dog behavior or cognition work that you think warrants sharing, do share! Email DogSpies@gmail.com

2) Do you take pictures or make artwork of dogs being dogs? I would love to feature your stuff on Dog Spies posts, and give appropriate credit where credit is due. Email DogSpies@gmail.com

Also, stay in touch via Twitter or Facebook and of course, there's always DogSpies.com. If you're in the NYC area, consider joining our studies at the Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab: DogCognition.com

A big thanks to the Blog Father, Bora Zivkovic, for bringing Dog Spies on board!  

Thanks for joining me here at Blogger. Looking forward to seeing y’all at the new home. Bring your dog. We’ve got a big yard.