The Dog Lab

20/05/2026

Just published in Ethology. The third publication of the year. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eth.70081
Congratulations Srijaya Nandi and team!

Free-ranging dogs interact with humans regularly on the streets, depending on them for food and forming social bonds. We conducted an experiment to understand the hierarchy of human cues, if any, as ...

23/04/2026

They are called "strays", but please remember, they are not. They are free-ranging dogs, who belong around us, among us. They are our friends for life, and sometimes they become superheroes.

Trending News: Stray dogs in India are often viewed with fear and suspicion. In recent years, reports of dog attacks have risen in cities and villages. PIB reports s.

10/04/2026

Here is the second publication of the year from our lab. Congratulations Tuhin and team! Here we compare the lemon avoidance abilities of adult and juvenile FRDs.

Free-ranging dogs in India are scavengers, dependent primarily on human-generated waste for food. They are efficient scavengers, navigating a noisy environment to find and consume their preferred foo...

01/04/2026

We are planning to launch a on for dog people. The sessions will be online, but an optional hands-on weekend component is also available, based on interest. Can we see a show of hands to judge the feasibility of the course?

24/03/2026

Congratulations to Tuhin Subhra Pal for receiving the ABS student research grant!

06/03/2026

The Neo Science Hub magazine has published an article on Anindita's perspectives on , at the panel.

Dr Anindita Bhadra is a behavioural ecologist and Professor at IISER Kolkata, where she founded India’s first “dog lab” dedicated to studying free‑ranging

04/03/2026

The first publication on the year is here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-026-02046-4 Congratulations Srijaya and team!

Free-ranging dogs (FRDs) constitute approximately 80% of the global dog population. They are freely breeding and live without direct human supervision, mak

19/02/2026

Students at the Dog Lab pursue multiple interests of their own. Tuhin has been collaborating with a team of doctors to use his knowledge of statistics to help them with their data analysis. It's good to see this publication from this collaboration. Congratulations Tuhin!

Introduction Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy with increasing incidence among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 15 to 39 years. This trend presents unique challenges related to long-term treatment effects, fertility, and late-onset complications. Risk factors include obesit...

16/02/2026

The fate of street dogs hangs in the balance of justice in India right now. It was good to see this coverage of our soon-to-be-published work led by Srijaya Nandi in today's bangla daily

এই সময়: পথকুকুরদের (stray dogs) নিয়ে সম্প্রতি সুপ্রিম কোর্ট ও একাধিক হাইকোর্টে মামলা এবং তার সূত্রে কড়া পর্যবেক্ষণ উঠে ...

04/02/2026

Congratulations Tuhin and team for the acceptance of your manuscript in the Journal of Zoology!