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President-elect Joe Biden's dog Champ stands during speeches at the vice president's residence in 2012. When the family returns to Washington, Champ will have to show his younger brother, Major, the ropes. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

Black soldier fly larvae will be one of the animal protein alternatives found in Nestle's line of 'eco-friendly' dog and cat foods. Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

A proposed German law would require dogs to get exercise twice a day. Here, two pooches go for a walk in Frankfurt in 2016. Michael Probst/AP hide caption

Minks at a mink farm. Yuri Tutov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Judy Dollenmayer taking a break on a hike with Willow, a husky-hound mix and the newest member of her family. Barbara Page hide caption

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there's no evidence that pets can contract or spread the coronavirus. But you still may want to keep your dog away from other people right now. Max Posner/NPR hide caption

Siba accepts her trophy as the Westminster Kennel Club's Best in Show on Tuesday night. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Dogs' olfactory capacity — they can sniff in parts per trillion — primes them to detect disease. Kayla Dear/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption

For owners of rescue dogs of mixed breed heritage, it can be tempting to buy a DNA kit to get intel on your pup's ancestry. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images hide caption

If you get to look at dogs and hug them every day, you just might live longer than people who don't have to clean animal hair off their clothes, according to a pair of studies out this month. R A Kearton/Getty Images hide caption