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Tuesday

What did she say? Eniko Kubinyi/Science hide caption

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Their Masters' Voices: Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of Words

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Tuesday

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Dogs Block President Carter's Dream Of Wiping Out Guinea Worm

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Monday

Ginger, an English bulldog, stands watch while at work with her owner, Will Pisnieski, at Authentic Entertainment in Burbank, Calif., in 2012. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 7 percent of employers allow pets at work. Grant Hindsley/AP hide caption

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Who Let The Dogs In? More Companies Welcome Pets At Work

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Diabetes alert dogs are trained to detect low blood glucose in a person. The dogs can cost $20,000, but little research has been done on their effectiveness. Frank Wisneski/Flickr hide caption

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Monday

An image from a CHP video shows a Chihuahua leading officers on a chase across the Bay Bridge. California Highway Patrol/Screen shot by NPR hide caption

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Wednesday

Shelter dog Rohan takes a break from his scent detection trials to play outside. Rohan is one of several dogs training to detect homemade bombs at the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University. Jimmy Jenkins/KJZZ hide caption

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Dogs' New Challenge: Find A Bomb Before It Becomes A Bomb

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Monday

Cheryl Woolnough, director of training at Patriot PAWS in Rockwall, Texas, works with Papi, a Labrador retriever. Lauren Silverman/KERA News hide caption

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Veterans Say Trained Dogs Help With PTSD, But The VA Won't Pay

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Wednesday

The puppies in this litter are the first ever born through IVF Mike Carroll/Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine hide caption

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Tang Xiong Xiong, a Bichon Frise, came into the salon as a ball of fluff and emerged with her head shaped like a square. "She's getting used to it," says her owner. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption

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For Taiwanese Dogs, Being Square Is Stylish

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