Information to assist owners and breeders Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (C.L.) in the Border Collie is a rare disease which affects the nerve cells of the body. It is also known as Storage Disease. It is an inherited disease. It is not contagious. Recent DNA research (November 1995) has identified the …
MANHATTAN — It’s not just the canine athletes — the Frisbee leapers, the runners and jumpers — that are susceptible to heat exhaustion. Every dog is a potential victim of summer’s heat. One of the most common causes of heat stroke is leaving an animal in a hot car. “Even on an 80 degree day, …
Fred judged the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog sweepstakes at the “national” weekend and presented a seminar for the club in the fall of 1999 in Virginia Beach, VA. He is the author of “Canine Hip Dysplasia and Other Orthopedic Problems” and lectures worldwide on these and other topics. Another Look …
Jay Lush, father of modern animal breeding, stated that variation is the raw material with which breeder works. The focus of this article is on the use of variation and measures of variation, in making breeding decisions. It includes the related ideas of relationship and inbreeding, as well as systems of mating that make use …
The right answers to the most prevalent questions. “Where can I take my dog to have his breed value assessed?” , or “Which Breed Value is better, over 100 or under 100?” These are the questions about the Breed Value Assessment HD, that are put to the Head Office time and again. That’s why we …
In the course of my judging and lecturing all over the globe, I naturally see variability in how much emphasis is placed, by breeders and buyers, on orthopedically sound hips. I also see some variation in attitudes and techniques in the veterinary profession. For example, when I taught one vet in …
Revised December 2011. It’s been around a long time, and it’s not going to go away. Once considered an exotic or tropical disease, later associated specifically with German Shepherd Dogs but not your little Fifi, Ehrlichiosis is a disease that can range from stubbornly persistent to downright fatal. Actually, we might not be technically correct …
Your dog is always learning, by observation, trial and error, 24 hours a day whe her you are with him or not. In order for a behavior to be maintained, it has to be rewarded. This includes desired and undesired behaviors. Your task is to figure out what the rewards are — and either eliminate …
Dogs are pack animals with a highly developed sense of social structure. One reason they make such wonderful companions is be-cause they instinctively accept their human family as their pack. However, dogs are also born with the instinct to try to become the pack leader, and if you and your family do not assume a …
One of the most important things for your dog to learn is to walk on a leash without pulling. This makes walking the dog much more enjoyable for both you and the dog. If the dog is pulling walking is unpleasant and he gets walked far less often — this makes him pull all the …