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David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (/ d eɪ v /; born March 4, 1966) [1] is an American comic book writer of children's fiction. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series Captain Underpants and its spin-off children's graphic novel series Dog Man, the latter published under the respective writer and illustrator pen names of George Beard and Harold Hutchins, which ...
In 2017, Mike Daube, a public health expert in Western Australia, reinvented his dog Ollie as Dr. Olivia Doll. He made up credentials including "past associate of the Shenton Park Institute for Canine Refuge Studies" (where she was a rescue dog) and submitted her application for posts on the editorial boards of some predatory medical journals ...
He is extremely good in getting positive results and is always consulted by Prof. Smith for his opinion. His "good boy" image in comparison to the nameless hero is a running joke in the series. Allison – The sole female PhD student in Professor Smith's lab, which Smith and the other PhDs often forget to Allison's frustration. Unlike her ...
It's hard to believe, but as author and Illustrator Dav Pilkey recently told students at Boy's Prep in the Bronx, he created Dog Man back when he was in second grade. "He looks a little bit ...
Patricia Bean McConnell, Ph.D, CAAB Emeritus (née Patricia Bean; born November 16, 1948) is an ethologist who consulted with pet dog and cat owners for over thirty years regarding serious behavioral problems, has given seminars on companion animal behavior both domestically and internationally, and has written several books on training and behavior relating to their dogs.
Jorge Gabriel Cham (Spanish:) (born 1976) [1] is an engineer-turned cartoonist, writer and producer, who writes the web comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD Comics). [1] [3] Cham was born in Panama and lives in the United States, where he started drawing PhD Comics as a graduate student at Stanford University. [4]
The earliest confirmed publication is the 1866 Dion Boucicault play Flying Scud, [2] in which a character knowingly breezes past a difficult situation saying, "Excuse me Mr. Quail, I can't stop; I've got to see a man about a dog." [3] [4] Time magazine observed that the phrase was the play's "claim to fame". [5]
Self-psychology explains why some animals are so crucial to a person's sense of self and well-being. [60] Dog companionship often helps people to develop a daily routine and gives them something to look forward to each day. [61] Studies also show owning a dog reduces stress, [62] alleviates anxiety, [63] and even can prolong a human's lifespan ...