Like other cultural variants, tastes in companion animals (pets) can shift rapidly. An analysis of American Kennel Club puppy registrations from 1946 through 2003 (N = 48,598,233 puppy registrations) identified rapid but transient large-scale increases in the popularity of specific dog breeds (fads). Nine breeds of dogs showed particularly pronounced booms and busts in popularity. On average, t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate associations between retention of dogs in their adoptive homes and attendance at puppy socialization classes and other factors. DESIGN Epidemiologic survey. ANIMALS 248 adult dogs that were adopted as puppies from a humane society. PROCEDURE Owners completed questionnaires regarding demographics, retention of the dogs in the homes, and the dogs' early learning events...

BACKGROUND Little is currently known about Brucella evolution within the host during infection. The current study is the first to employ fine-scale genotyping on an isolate collection derived from a Brucella canis outbreak. Eight isolates of B. canis, cultured from different tissues of three dogs (female, stud dog, puppy of another female) from a single kennel over three months were genetically...

Tumour of the oral cavity is a rare condition in young animals. The most frequent are odontomas – locally invasive tumours with no metastatic potential. article describes case report 4-month-old male puppy diagnosed mandibular odontoma cystic appearance. Authors present clinical features, histopathological examination and surgical management using deep curettage hydroxyapatite granules depositi...

A 48 days old female Rajapalayam puppy was presented to the Small Animal Unit of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology Department, VCC, RIVER, Puducherry with a history straining while voiding. Physical examination revealed protrusion anorectal mucosa degree prolapse around 5 cm in diameter. By ultrasonography, rectal differentiated from ileocolic intussusception. After manual reduction prolapse, pu...

An eight-week-old female Cocker Spaniel was presented with ataxia, dysmetria and intention tremor. At 16 weeks, the clinical signs did not progress. Investigation including imaging studies of the skull and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were performed. The computed tomography revealed a cyst-like dilation at the level of the fourth ventricle associated with vermal defect in the cerebellum. After ...