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Hip Dysplasia is Genetics, Not Kibble
Posted on July 3, 2016 | 70 CommentsIf you’re a type 1 Diabetic, do you stop being diabetic if you cut sugar out of your diet? If you have a genetic predisposition to alcoholism or drug addiction, […] -
How we know Wiston Cap carried Collie Eye Anomaly
Posted on March 25, 2016 | 5 CommentsIn a post from 2010, Through Anomalous Eyes, I exposed how statistical analysis proves the long rumored–and often denied–belief that Wiston Cap, the most popular sire in Border Collie history, […] -
Minimum Viable Population: 5,000 Adults
Posted on April 6, 2014 | 8 CommentsDog breeds are not separate species. Still, the majority of the dog fancy behaves and enforces breeding rules as if they were. Having what could be the most extant genetic […] -
Inbred Crufts Border Collies
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 61 CommentsCrufts 2014 is in full swing and the breed judging for the Border Collies has chosen a Best of Breed winner, Caleykiz Rhythm In Black, a six year old bitch […] -
How Linebreeding Causes Disease Expression
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 52 CommentsThere is no clear separation between inbreeding and linebreeding. Both terms are used to describe having the same ancestor on both the top and bottom of a pedigree (on both […]