dogs

• what are some common compulsions in dogs?

  pacing, staring , vocalising
• who reseaerched compulsive disorder in dogs?

  Tang 2014
• what did tang do?

  researched compulsive disorder that naturally occurs in dogs which closely model OCD in humans (easier to research dogs as the genetics are less complex)
• why is it easier to research dogs?

  the genetics are less complex
• what did Tang find?

  gene analysis showed that OCD-affected dogs had significantly higher levels of particular gene variants THEREFORE suggesting there is a genetic link to OCD