As a kid during the war (the big one) I used to read comic books and later watch movies with Charlie Chan (no relation to Jackie) that had mistaken ideas of the way Chinese talked and acted, no doubt holdovers from the fabricated fancies of the late 19th-Century novels about building the railroads in the …
December 2011. The modern dog is to a great extent a manufactured product. That is, most breeds had been developed originally for specific purposes, but more recently have been changed via selective breeding to suit personal ideas of aesthetics (beauty). Utility has largely taken a back seat, but even in those circles where certain job …
Revised December 2011. Years ago, in the age of print media, there was a situation in the German Shepherd Dog Club of America in which people were striving in vain to speak out about the GSD Breed Standard. In many cases, members were not allowed to express their opposing opinions on the breed Standard in …
Revised November 2011 This article originally appeared in The SENNtinel, official publication of the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America, because elbow dysplasias (ED) are at a high incidence in the breed. Besides clearing up minor errors or misconceptions, I would like to give some additional information on the disorders in the elbow. Please …
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Revised 2012. As the author of “Canine Hip Dysplasia,” and an international lecturer on orthopedic disorders, as well as a dog show judge, I am frequently asked to comment on similarities and differences in the procedures used and information obtained when radiographs are taken for OFA and other leg-extended positions as compared to the PennHIP …
There are two pastern disorders that are often confused until one actually has seen the “extreme” type. The severity of “weak-by-genetic-neglect” wrists seen in many German Shepherds can approach the other type at first impression. In addition to these two, there are cases of retained cartilage and the unequal or asynchronous growth of the two …
Hardly had I recovered from jet lag after returning from an assignment in China, when I started the grueling travel mode again. As usual with my Asian assignments, it was more than 32 hours from bed to bed, with no sleep possible (for me) on any airplane. But this time the venue was Korea, and …
Revised 2012. INTRODUCTION Although I am mostly a German Shepherd Dog breeder, I have much all-breed experience in breeding, handling, judging, and consulting; as a scientist I also have been drawn to certain medical aspects of cynology (dog science). In this article, we will look primarily at the endocrine system. True endocrine glands are the …
© Copyright June, 1998, 2004 by FRED LANTING and LELAND CARMICHAEL, DVM, PhD, (Professor at Cornell) Reprinted with permission from Fred Lanting and PureBred Dogs/American Kennel Gazette, August 1988; pp. 88-93. Copyright owner: Fred Lanting Breeders’ responses to early puppy deaths vary. Some expend a great deal of effort, while others “let nature take its …