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Society for the Promotion of Applied Research in Canine Science. Non-profit organization now maintained by @NCRCouncil #SPARCS2020 is postponed. Stay tuned!

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UPDATE: We have decided to postpone #SPARCS2020 While the conference was already remote for viewers, it required travel for hosts, speakers, & staff that is not advisable at this time. Please stay tuned for updates as we work out details on when the conference will return.
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ICYMI: All prior SPARCS conference videos are available to watch for free at: sparcsinitiative.org/video-a… thanks to @NCRCouncil #CanineScience
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Want some #LockdownLearnings 📖? Take a look at the video archives 📽️ of @NCRCouncil SPARCS conferences where topics include cognition 🧠 learning 📚memory 💭 personality 🗣️ & behavioural genetics 🧬sparcsinitiative.org/video-a….
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ICYMI: #SPARCS2020 has been postponed for the safety of our hosts, speakers, & staff. Please stay tuned for updates as we work out the details on when the conference will return.
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All past SPARCS conference videos are available to watch for free at: sparcsinitiative.org/video-a… thanks to @NCRCouncil #CanineScience
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Don't forget to mark your calenders for #SPARCS2020 - live streaming June 19, 20, & 21 on sparcsinitiative.org thanks to @NCRCouncil. Additional updates to come. #caninescience
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We are excited to announce the theme of #SPARCS2020 - Perceiving is Believing: The impact of bias on canine behavior science. The conference will be streaming June 19, 20, & 21 on sparcsinitiative.org thanks to @NCRCouncil. Stay tuned for more updates! #caninescience
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Still catching up on past SPARCS? Don't miss #SPARCS18 where presentations focused on canine behavioral genetics. (Also the 1st SPARCS conference sponsored & hosted by @NCRCouncil!) The 2018 videos are all available online on our website: sparcsinitiative.org/2018Con… #CanineScience
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Catch up on prior SPARCS conferences online! Major themes of #SPARCS2015 discussed: Learning & Memory, Dogs Around the World, and Stress: Physiology, Cognition, & Behavior. Watch the 2015 presentations: sparcsinitiative.org/2015Con… Available for free from @NCRCouncil #CanineScience
An image of a map that notes the SPARCS 2015 conference included topics such as dogs around the world, learning and memory, stress: physiology, cognition & behavior.

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Catch up on prior SPARCS Conferences on our website. Videos from the 2nd conference in 2014 (Themes: Science in Training, Aggression & Conflict, Personality & Temperament) are available for free here: sparcsinitiative.org/2014Con… #SPARCS2014 #CanineScience
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Did you know you can revisit previous SPARCS conferences on our website? (@NCRCouncil has made all materials free!) View videos from the 1st conference - themes included Social Behavior & Emotions, Cognition & Development, here: sparcsinitiative.org/2013Con… #SPARCS2013 #CanineScience
Videos from the 2013 SPARCS Conference are available for free online. Themes included social behaviors and emotions, and cognition and development.

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Dog lovers! SPARCS is back! Mark your calendar so you can watch this free, online, canine science event. More details to come! And follow @CanineScience if you don't already.
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We have news! Mark your calendars.
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We have news! Mark your calendars.
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You may have noticed our site was briefly down - Good news! It's back up and running, and all past videos are still accessible via this link: sparcsinitiative.org/watch/ As a reminder, the #SPARCS18 videos are available in playlist form as well via this link: youtube.com/channel/UCaEoARz…
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Catch one of our favorite parts of #SPARCS18 - Panel discussions! Here's the lively discussion from day two, where everyone seems to agree on at least one thing: behavior is complicated: youtu.be/QfJoZYAqtg0

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June 2, 2018. SPARCS 2018 Day 2 Panel Discussion with Speakers

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The work of @darwinsdogs, why you have to look at dogs as individuals, challenges of unregulated genetic testing in pets -- all (& more!) covered in the 2nd Q&A from Dr. Elinor Karlsson (@eenork): youtu.be/m_39JgVZQSo #SPARCS18

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June 2, 2018. Dr. Elinor Karlsson's 2nd half Q&A for "Citizen Scien...

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More on the final topic: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Pet genomics medicine runs wild

Nature - Genetic testing for dogs is big business. It is too easy for companies to sell false hope, warn Lisa Moses, Steve Niemi and Elinor Karlsson. They call for regulation.

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Continue along with the second half of Dr. Elinor Karlsson's (@eenork) talk "Citizen Science, Pet Dogs and the Complex Genomics of Behavior" from #SPARCS18: youtu.be/7ZauKKXnrNo

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June 2, 2018. Dr. Elinor Karlsson's 2nd half of "Citizen Science, P...

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Be sure to watch Dr. Elinor Karlsson's 1st half Q&A from #SPARCS18 which touches on things she has found most surprising, including how perceptions of breeds in mixed-breed dogs affect how humans then relate to and see individual dogs: youtu.be/gC8xkiH2t44

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June 2, 2018. Dr. Elinor Karlsson's 1st half Q&A for "Citizen Scien...

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This article by Dr. Jessica Hekman (@dogzombieblog) features Dr. Elinor Karlsson (@eenork) and discusses topics that correspond to #SPARCS18 talks: thebark.com/content/hunting-… All videos from #SPARCS18: sparcsinitiative.org/watch/

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