Comments on: Doggie Genes

By: SayUncle » Breed specific legislation made easy: legislate breeds

SayUncle » Breed specific legislation made easy: legislate breeds — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:04:01 +0000

[...] dogs share about 99% of their genes: a few distinct differences account for the different breeds. However, some supposedly different [...]

By: GORDON

GORDON — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I’m a cat person.

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Yup, as I’ve said before (maybe even here, I don’t remember) the AKC is WRONG! Be ye dog or human, or lizard or monkey, it ain’t yer appearance that matters, it’s your BEHAVIOR! It’s the part between the ears that’s important, boys and girls.

And, yes, some of that is congenital, some of it is learned.

Dogs were originally bred for correct behavior. Yes, I know, some were later bred for looks, by people with nothing better to do. Sometimes I think we humans are breeding each other for looks, having nothing better to do.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

test

By: triticale - the wheat / rye guy

triticale - the wheat / rye guy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Taken Friday
Yesterday was the traditional day in the blogosphere for posting canine images, but it is also the traditional day in Milwaukee for going out to eat fried fish and the traditional day in my household for doing grocery shopping. I…

By: Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

RTB Tailgate Party XXIX
Hello, race fans, and welcome to the Twenty-Ninth running of the internationally famous Rocky Top Brigade Tailgate Party, where the proud citizens of the greatest State of the Republic share thoughts and ideas with the less fortunate individuals spread…

By: SayUncle : More on the SF dog ban

SayUncle : More on the SF dog ban — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

[...] n arbitrary criteria (i.e., appearance) since there is no easy way to genetically identify what breed of dog a specific dog is as they share approximately 99% of their genes wit [...]