Colorado Canine Reproduction

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10162621172142627&id=121168277626

Health screening test rolled out for brachycephalic dog breeds The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, in partnership with the University of Cambridge and The Kennel Club in the U.K., is offering the Respiratory Function Grading Scheme to measure the severity of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome in dogs.

We're thrilled about the release of OFA Online and all of the positive feedback we've received on it! Have you created a CAER eye application in OFA Online yet? Learn more at www.ofa.org/online

Meet Alle. Alle is a Dutch Shepherd owned by a lovely couple in Idaho. Alle came to Colorado Veterinary Specialists in late January to be bred with frozen semen via transcervical insemination. Everything went well and a few weeks later, pregnancy was confirmed with ultrasound. Now just a few days away from delivery, a radiograph was done to get an exact puppy count. How many do you see?

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/16/796715763/fetching-with-wolves-what-it-means-that-a-wolf-puppy-will-retrieve-a-ball

Fetching With Wolves: What It Means That A Wolf Puppy Will Retrieve A Ball Some wolf puppies will unexpectedly play "fetch," researchers say, showing that an urge to retrieve a ball might be an ancient wolf trait and not a result of dog domestication.