Topic: Heidi Parker

Sit. Stay. Scratch.

Thanks to inbreeding, dogs are more like us than ever before. Take the golden retriever. In the past few years, the breed has begun to suffer from ...

Spliced-in gene lays dogs low

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An extra gene may explain why dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds have short, stubby legs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a finding that may also lend new clues about human dwarfism.They said while most dogs have only ...