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Penn Vet Announces Forthcoming Retirement of Faculty Member, Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine announced the forthcoming retirement of Professor of Working Dog Sciences and Sports Medicine, Cynthia “Cindy” Otto, DVM, PhD, effective on July 1, 2026, after 33 years of dedicated service to the School. Her pre-retirement sabbatical will begin in July 2025.
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Penn Vet Working Dog Center researchers have identified a field-applicable way to help dogs cool down after exercise

As the director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, Cynthia Otto sees that, because working dogs are selected for high motivation, their drive can override physiological signs that they’re getting too hot. She says a search dog working in a humid environment or a police dog tracking a criminal could be at risk of exertional hyperthermia, an exercise-induced increase in core temperature above the baseline.

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