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Archive for March, 2011
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Corgi Flop
Posted on March 25, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the things I failed to tell you about those adorable but genetically stunted Corgis is that they are expert belly flop artists. Notice the amazing stopping power even... -
The Unfortunate Case of the Wild Australian Shepherd
Posted on March 23, 2011 | 88 CommentsThe Australian Shepherd is a breed that has been constructed to maximize two different lethal semi-dominant traits: Merle and Bobtail. Without the careful hand of breeders to prevent Merle x... -
Lethal Semi-Dominant: Bobtail
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 20 CommentsSemi-dominant alleles are those that are less potent in heterozygous form (one copy) than they are in homozygous form (two copies), but which are potent enough to show a difference... -
Lethal Semi-Dominant: Merle
Posted on March 18, 2011 | 48 CommentsWe learned before that recessives are dangerous because when they are doubled up it often means that a vital bodily process is entirely broken leading to disease. Recessive disease is... -
Selective Breeding Gone Bad
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 13 CommentsI wonder when, if ever, dog culture will catch up to science and embrace our new understanding of how harmful bogus notions of purity are. The philosophical foundations of the kennel... -
Recessive Means Broken
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 42 CommentsGenes are the blueprint for proteins. An Allele is a variation in the blueprint for a given gene, and while humans and dogs (and all diploid organisms) carry two alleles... -
Stupid, But Will Follow Directions
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 18 CommentsAn interesting report on the Australian TV show Catalyst yesterday documented the changes in the dog brain and behavior versus their canine cousins the Dingo and the Wolf. Dogs were... -
2011 Update
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 6 CommentsSubscribers: Beyond all expectations, this blog now has 125 feedburner subscribers. My goal for this year is to reach 150, so if you like something I post, please share on... -
Vet’s+Best vs. Smelly Dog
Posted on March 2, 2011 | 1 CommentOf all the crazy inquiries people are making about their dogs in my “Why Do Dogs ____?” post, the most prevalent question people are asking is ‘why do they smell?‘...
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