{"id":8433,"date":"2022-12-01T12:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/?p=8433"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:35:36","slug":"top-dog-news-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/top-dog-news-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Dog News of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p class=\"p1\">Dogs are always on our minds, and throughout 2022 they have also been a consistent presence in the headlines. Here are some of the most interesting dog-related news stories we&rsquo;ve seen over the past year.<\/p><h4>4,000 Beagles Were Rescued From a Research Facility<\/h4><p>These dogs were bred for pharmaceutical testing. Now, thanks to the efforts of organizations like the Humane Society of the United States, they can live in loving homes with humans.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/07\/24\/1112756300\/envigo-beagles-research-rescue-groups-rehoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p><h4>RTO Was Tough on DOG<\/h4><p>Humans going back to offices tried to help their pals through separation anxiety with training, lifestyle changes, and&mdash;in at least one case&mdash;a hefty dose of public radio.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/19\/nyregion\/dog-rto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more.<\/a><\/p><h4>A Woman Caught Her Dog Falling Out of a Window<\/h4><p>The pup&rsquo;s plunge&mdash;from the <em><span >sixth floor<\/span><\/em> of her building&mdash;could have ended in disaster if not for her human&rsquo;s quick reflexes. The border collie, Florence, apparently opened the window on her own.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10800423\/Woman-uses-ninja-reflexes-catch-dog-plunges-bathroom-window-Video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more.<\/a><\/p><h4>A Lost Dog Came Home a Winner<\/h4><p>Bonnie went missing, but her story had a happy ending. She returned to her family in England, and while she was out she managed third place in a dog show. What a day!<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/family-dog-missing-third-place-winner-dog-show-bonnie-1724173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more.<\/a><\/p><h4>Dogs Know Their Humans&rsquo; Voices<\/h4><p>Scientists found that dogs can tell when they hear their people, even without visual and smell cues&mdash;confirming the validity of those classic RCA ads.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/17\/europe\/dog-owner-recognize-voice-scn-scli-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some of 2022&#8217;s biggest news stories about dogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dog-people","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14017,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8433\/revisions\/14017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefarmersdog.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}