Yalcin E., H. Batmaz: Signalment Factors, Comorbidity in Behavior Diagnoses in Dogs in Bursa Region, Turkey (2000 2004). Acta Vet. Brno 2007, 76: 445-450. The aim of this study was to classify the behaviour problems of dogs reported by owners in the Bursa region. A survey was conducted with the owners of 80 dogs with behaviour problems in 2000 2004. The questionnaire consisted of questions rela...

Dogs' roles to support people with disabilities are increasing. Existing U.S. laws and regulations pertaining to the use of dogs for people with disabilities are only minimally enforced. Pushback legislation against some aspects of uses of assistance dogs currently is being passed or proposed in several states. Further, the U.S. Department of the Army and the Veterans' Administration support on...

introduction:  the aim of this study was to compare the preventive effects of corticosteroids and curcumin on subglottic stenosis in an animal model.  materials and methods: twenty-one male german shepherd dogs were used for this study. after standardized trauma to the subglottic area, the dogs were divided into three groups. group a received curcumin (450 mg/ day) for 15 days; group b received...

A variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in exon 3 of the human dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) has been associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Rodents possess no analogous repeat sequence, whereas a similar tandem repeat polymorphism of the DRD4 gene was identified in dogs, horses and chimpanzees. Here, we present a genetic association study of the DRD...

The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and localization of different tumors in the urogenital system in dogs and cats in relation to sex, age and breed of animals. The study was performed on tumors or tissue specimens from tumors of the urinary and genital system obtained during surgery from dogs and cats submitted to the Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Clinical Sci...

Cross-cultural comparisons of dog behavior and dog-keeping practices are limited. The current study compared the questionnaire responses of German Shepherd owners in Hungary and the United States of America (USA). Owners provided information about their dog-keeping practices, as well as reports of their own German Shepherds’ behavior and temperament. Cross-cultural differences and similarities ...

megaesophagus (esophageal dilatation) is a neuromuscular disease. in this disorder, the esophagus is abnormally stretched and air is collected with food in it. two male dogs aged 4 and 6-year-old, german shepherd breeds and weighing 18.4 and 23.2 kg were presented to the veterinary hospital of shahid chamran university with complaints of regurgitation, dehydration, anorexia, depression, dysphag...

The aim of this retrospective study was to show the prevalence hip dysplasia (HD) in indigenous dog breed Bosnian and Herzegovinian - Croatian Shepherd Dog (Tornjak) period from 2001 2016. A total 735 radiographs were evaluated according FCI protocol. Statistical analysis performed using Statistica 13.5.0.17. (TIBCO Software Inc.) software. Significant differences between categorical variables ...