skinnydipper
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The Truth About Golden Retrievers Could Change How We Think About Dogs for Good
Some vets are spotting an alarming trend.
"Some vets think golden retrievers are dying younger than they used to. The answer could change how we think about dogs for good."
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Jenko109
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I have not the energy to read.
Anyone fancy summarising?
Anyone fancy summarising?
shortstuff99
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TLDR is inbreeding.I have not the energy to read.
Anyone fancy summarising?
Clodagh
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Me neither! My attention span isn’t up to that sort of thing nowadays.I have not the energy to read.
Anyone fancy summarising?
BigRedDog
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I gave up reading when the phrase fur babies was used.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
So line breeding, aka inbreeding, is leading to modern golden retrievers having shortened lives compared to their predecessors?
Oh gawd, if fur babies were mentioned I’d never have ploughed through it either
Oh gawd, if fur babies were mentioned I’d never have ploughed through it either
shortstuff99
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TBF the term is used in regards to when the dogs were working dogs rather than just "fur babies" not sure the author uses it to refer to their own dogs.So line breeding, aka inbreeding, is leading to modern golden retrievers having shortened lives compared to their predecessors?
Oh gawd, if fur babies were mentioned I’d never have ploughed through it either