Abstract The ability to delay gratification is related success in school and other aspects of life. Genetic as well environmental factors such parenting style partly explain the development (DoG). However, it unclear whether parental personality impacts children’s DoG, how maternal paternal personalities contribute this relationship. present study investigates relationship between 45-month-old ...

a 7-year-old castrated male german shepherd dog was presented with a 10-day history of intermittent lethargy, weakness and episodic seizures. laboratory findings after admission revealed hypoglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia. provisional diagnosis of insulinoma was made based on the presence of concurrent hypoglycaemia and elevated insulin level. in exploratory laparotomy a small nodular mass was...

the present study was carried out to determine whether helicobacter spp. infection in dogs could affect lesions caused by the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids), aspirin and celecoxib. thirty asymptomatic mixed-breed dogs were used for this study. gastric biopsies were taken via gastroscopy and evaluated by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and rapid urease tests (rut). helicobacter s...

a one-month-old male terrier dog was referred in shock status with a history of anorexia, tachypnea, abdominal distention and progressive weight loss. auscultation of right side of the lungs found enhanced respiratory noises. the thorough auscultation of the opposite side of the chest revealed the presence of typical intestinal sounds. cardiac auscultation revealed muffled heart sounds and a di...

background: the aim was to study the gastro-intestinal helminths of stray dogs of garmsar, sem­nan province, central iran, and its impacts on human health and animal production. methods : during 2006, the alimentary tracts of 50 stray dogs at necropsy, selected from villages around garmsar, were removed, and examined for helminth infections. subsequently helminths were collected from the conten...

Ocular histiocytic sarcomas (as a presenting part of disseminated histiocytic sarcoma) are not commonly diagnosed. A 10-year-old female intact Rottweiler presented to the School of Veterinary Medicine, Trinidad with buphthalmia and pain in the left eye. The cornea of the left eye appeared diffusely opaque with a conjunctival mucopurulent ocular discharge. A thorough ophthalmic assessment identi...

six mixed-breed apparently healthy dogs were intravenously administered a single dose of tetracycline hydrochloride (50 mg/kg) to evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug. blood samples were collected before and at various time intervals after the administration of the drug. serum tetracycline concentrations were determined over a 24 h period using fluorescence spectrophotometry. non...

this study represents an unusual case of mucormycosis localized in nasal cavity of a german shepherd dog. the patient was a 1-year-old male guard dog with unilateral nasal epistaxis, mucopurulent nasal discharge, sneezing and nose pawing. the dog had a history of head trauma about 2 months before admission, which was associated with mild self-limited epistaxis. initial nasal rhinoscopy showed s...

Guide dogs are sense-able agents that can assist Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) to achieve mobility. But could a guide dog be replaced by robot dog? Based on video recordings and ethnomethodological ‘conversation analysis’ of VIPs who mobile in street environment with remotely operated robodog or dog, respectively, this paper shows the multisensory semiotic capacities non-human as assistants n...

evaluation of the cardiovascular system of canine pediatrics requires awareness of the anatomical and physiological changes occurring from birth to six months of age. the aim of this study was to report electrocardiographic changes in the littermate mongrel dogs from birth tosix months. serial six-lead electrocardiograms were recorded from ten normal littermate mongrel dogs kept on right latera...