by Laura Sharkey | Sep 27, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Nicholas, FW, et al. “Hybrid vigour in dogs?” Vet J. 214 (2016): 77-83. This article is a review of the existing research examining hybrid vigor in dogs. Review articles summarize the research published to date on a particular subject and often comment on...
by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 23, 2020 | Physical Health/Disease, Podcast, Working Dogs
Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt. 2): The International Working Dog Registry Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and...
by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 17, 2020 | Genetics Research, Physical Health/Disease, Podcast, Working Dogs
Eldin Leighton, PhD (pt 1): The Science of Animal Breeding Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and physical. This...
by Functional Dog Collaborative | Sep 10, 2020 | Podcast, Reproduction, Working Dogs
Marina Phillips: Breeding Cooperatives Jessica Hekman: Welcome to the Functional Breeding Podcast. I’m Jessica Hekman, and I’m here interviewing folks about how to breed dogs for function and for health: behavioral and physical. This podcast is brought to...
by Emily Hightower | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Caldji, Cristian, et al. “Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95 (1998): 5335-5340. PubMed Link | PDF Link This 1998 study describes a...
by Lauren Nolfo-Clements | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog, The Library
Hradecká, L., et al. Heritability of behavioural traits in domestic dogs: A meta-analysis.” Applied Animal Behavior Science 170 (2015): 1-13. This meta-analysis examines the heritability of behavior in dogs. A meta-analysis is a study that pools and analyses...