Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a group of inherited diseases that causes progressive degeneration of the light sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Dogs with PRA have normal sight at birth, ...

In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers. But Shola was retired as part of ...

Dogs don’t rely on their eyesight like humans do. Their eyesight isn’t as strong as ours, so their sense of smell in particular tends to be much more important. And unfortunately, dogs can sometimes ...

Which dog DNA tests are best? Dog DNA tests used to be exclusively performed by veterinarians, which was not only costly but also time-consuming. These days, anyone can learn about their dog’s genetic ...

Nearly a year ago, my partner and I rescued a very small nine-week-old puppy from a local animal shelter. Our dog Jumper was ...

The goal of testing dog DNA, though, is a little different from human testing, which is mainly performed to find out about your ancestry and family heritage. The typical desire with dog DNA kits is to ...

The new DNA test means there is no reason why another English Shepherd Dog ever needs to be born with progressive retinal atrophy, which causes total blindness. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a ...