I grew up with a boxer named Zack whom my family had adopted from our local shelter. We loved him dearly. He was a happy-go-lucky guy with a tail that never stopped wagging and a mouth that never ...
Inbreeding--a tactic breeders routinely use to pass down certain traits--also passes down disease-causing ... and skin issues are common in these long-backed, short-legged dogs.
These are diseases that humans have in common with dogs: e.g. allergy, atopy, cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, irritable bowl syndrome etc. They are affecting the lives of ...
The dog is therefore an excellent model for research of diseases that humans and dogs have in common. The group also study diet ... with their family during the trial and only come to the Veterinary ...