It's its main food source, the prairie dog, that's the problem.

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And even on the list down there, there's a dog food recipe.

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"Let's just say the dogs are eating the dog food, " Taunton says.

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Even the dog's closest relative, the wolf, beat its cousin when food was placed on the opposite side of a fence, as shown in a 1982 study by Harry and Martha Frank of the University of Michigan.

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Labs run by "biohackers" can identify invasive species, check your food, analyze your ancestry or pinpoint the dog that's fouling your lawn.

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