great danes Archive

No Happy Ending for Blind Dane

Posted on July 27, 2012 | 106 Comments
You’ll remember the touching story of blind Great Dane Lily and her companion Madison; the news reports were dripping with saccharine anthropomorphisms of how Madison is Lily’s “seeing eye dog”...
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Münchausen by Harley

Posted on June 12, 2012 | 62 Comments
Animal companionship has numerous documented mental and physical health benefits for humans, and in moderation, there is little harm. But moderation is illusive and harm comes when animals are valued for...
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KC Bans Merle to Merle Mating

Posted on May 21, 2012 | 33 Comments
The Kennel Club has announced today that 2012 will be the last year the club will register the offspring from two merle parents. Bravo, Kennel Club, bravo! If you’re curious...
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Parasite Breeders

Posted on December 10, 2011 | 11 Comments
Oh Claire, I’m sorry for all the suffering you’ve experienced in your life. It’s one thing for me to write about qualzucht, torture breeding, and to think and debate about...
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The Burden of Blindness

Posted on October 22, 2011 | 31 Comments
There are very few homes equipped to adopt one Great Dane, let alone two. Add in advanced age and congenital blindness, and it’s not surprising that the former owners just...
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Something is Rotten in Harlequin Danes

Posted on July 10, 2011 | 100 Comments
Our friends the Merle Australian Shepherds are not the only dogs who are an intersection of two different lethal semi-dominant alleles; Harlequin Great Danes share this problematic status as both...
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Lethal Semi-Dominant: Merle

Posted on March 18, 2011 | 48 Comments
We 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...
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Why do dogs ___ ?

Posted on December 23, 2010 | 19 Comments
Google has a feature called auto-complete where the search oracle will attempt to guess what you’re searching for based upon what previous users have queried. It provides a fascinating look...
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  - Jess: Unfortunately the TESTTESTTESTTEST rhetoric from breeders and the ease of DNA testing has skewed the perceptions of the more ‘educated’ pet buyer. I have actually had pet people tell me: a) That even clear by parentage...
  - Jess: DLA and a ‘general’ homozygosity test like Optimal Selection are going to be necessary for preservation of genetic diversity as the dog broth continues to condense.
  - Christopher: It has the potential to be the biggest bang for your buck in DNA testing when the research begins to make associations between DLA alleles and pathologies. It’s also one of the primary reasons one might want to...
  - Jen Robinson: Curious, what’s your opinion of testing for homozygosity in the DLA regions of the genome?
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- The Week in Tweets – 22nd May 2013 May 21, 2013
  This is our (almost) weekly segment where we review the content posted on our Twitter over the course of the week. It’s a long post! So make sure you grab a coffee and prepare yourself for some serious reading. But before we start, just a quick picture of a rainbow that was visible at tracking training on Tuesday. Rainbow at Blackwood (South Australia) on Tu […]
  Leema
- Tougher than you thought May 21, 2013
  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2md82YEXeE?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. […]
  retrieverman
- May weekend in the garden May 21, 2013
  The first long weekend of the Summer, weather was wonderful, we were able to get soooo much work done in the garden. Most all of my seedlings are in the ground now, that was a feat. We worked non-stop from morning to dinner time. Dogs feel slightly ignored, but, once we have this done we can relax a bit and enjoy the summer. I added a couple of bean tee […]
  dinsdaledogs
- How soft is a golden retriever’s mouth? May 20, 2013
  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9y_zCOu0MI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. Also the hazards of trying to crack an egg using just one hand! This is an old golden retriever parlor trick, and I one that would actually bring me wild turkey eggs out of th […]
  retrieverman
- What to do with a sunk beaver May 20, 2013
  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMeRWhYPFPk?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. This guy needs a TV show. […]
  retrieverman
- White Pelican May 19, 2013
  A week ago Saturday, Connie and I went up to Barr Lake State Park, a local birding hot spot. I thought you might enjoy this picture of a white pelican we saw there, one of the many who visit here in the summer. It seems every time I see them I am astonished anew at how big they are. […]
  Reid Farmer
- Horses and hounds May 19, 2013
  Hattie and I spent the day at the Colorado Horse Park today watching my guy Zed in a show. It is an unbelievable facility!I don't get a chance to ride Zed as much as I'd like, so I have half-leased him to a girl from my barn and they are having a great time. My trainer rides Zed on my half of the days that I can't make it...which is often... […]
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