Dog Genome

• The Canine Radiation Hybrid Mapping Project - Construction of a genome map of the Canis familiaris species. Searchable by chromosome and includes radiation hybrid, meotic, cytogenetic, and integrated maps.
• Canine Genetics Resources - Features genetic studies and reference resources. Includes a bare bones introduction to genetics and a canine genetic primer.

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Ancient Breeds

The Akbash Dog - Features history, pictures, breed standard, and a message forum for Akbash dog owners and interested individuals to ask questions. The Korean Jindo Dog - Provides picture and information on the dog's physical and behavioral traits. The Jindo is considered to be a borderline domesticated dog with very feral instincts. Origins of the Azawakh - The idi n'ilelli, or Azawakh, is an African hound of ancient origin. His native region is situated in the southern Sahara and the sub-Saharan Sahel. He is raised principally by the Tuareg nomads who have bred these hounds for millennia according to strict cytogenetic and aesthetic criteria....

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Dog Species Origins

Canid Genetics - Including the genetic relationship of wolf and dog, and comments on the famous Robert Wayne research papers. Early Man Needs Dog - Evolution of the first dogs in the Middle East, including the Saluki. Molecular Evolution of the Dog Family - The dog family, Canidae, is a diverse group of 34 species ranging in size and proportion from squat, dachshund-like bushdogs to the long-legged maned wolf. Robert K. Wayne examines their genetic relationships....

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Dog Genetics

Breeding Dogs for the Next Millennium - This article was submitted by Dr. Hellmuth Wachtel who holds the copyright on the content. Presented by the Continental Kennel Club. Can You I.D. Your Dog with DNA? - Article and charts by Ray Coppinger, Ph.D. of the Farm Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Canid Genetics - DNA, genetic inheritance, researchers, and the relationship of wolf and dog....

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Dog Breeding and Whelping

Before You Breed Your Dog - Lists of considerations when planning a litter, including choice of the parents, costs and time involved and difficulty finding homes for the pups. Being a Responsible Dog Breeder - Includes information and sample codes of ethics. Breeders Only Mailing List - For discussion about breeding purebred dogs. Submissions invited about health, care of stud dog or bitches and whelping tips....

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(Provided by Yahoo! News)

Dogs really are man's best pal (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
The more I am around dogs, the more I am intrigued and impressed by these animals. I’ve always thought every person should experience having a dog – no matter what age, even as old or older than me.

Wild Dogs (Kingston Whig-Standard)
These are halcyon times for Kingston writer Helen Humphreys. Her latest novel, Coventry,has just been published and now her 2004 novel,Wild Dogs, has been made [...]

North Beach pet owners need to pick up after their dogs (Miami Herald)
As a dog walker/pet sitter, I spend every day walking other people's dogs in Surfside, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Island, Sunny Isles and North Beach.

Mound ponders rules for dogs in city’s parks (The Laker)
The definition of “frequent” may be the determining factor in whether dogs are allowed in Mound parks. The Mound city code currently states that “the owner or custodian of any dog/cat shall prevent the dog/cat from committing in the city any act that constitutes a nuisance.

Missing dogs found in Port Colborne (Niagara Falls Review)
Two missing dogs were located by the authorities in Port Colborne Friday and turned over to the humane society, where they had disappeared from 10 [...]

Family reunited with stolen £20,000 dogs (icWales)
A FAMILY have been reunited with their stolen pedigree dogs after an anonymous phone call.

Dogs and men 'play' the same game to woo their women! (New Kerala)
Washington, Oct 12 : Just like men, dogs too know how to win ladies' hearts - and that too from a young age. According to a new study, while playing, young dogs let the female pups win, even if the males have a physical advantage.

Police locate two dogs that killed smaller one (The Buffalo News)
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. -- Two dogs taken from a Port Colborne animal shelter last month were located at a Port Colborne residence Friday, Niagara Regional Police said.