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Merle carries a risk of deafness and/or blindness of varying levels of severity, with the risk much higher in homozygotes with longer SINE insertions so for many breeds, the answer is not simply yes or no. The more appropriate question is: Can these dogs be bred responsibly, and what will health/genetic testing tell us? What Has Research Taught Us About Merle? Historically, merl...

Colin Driver and Robyn Lowe In conjunction with Vet Voices On Air Podcast, due for release Sunday 26th July 2026 Introduction Recent research by Malkani et al. (2024) found that all psychological, environmental, and procedural factors were significantly different between healthy dogs and dogs with chronic pain, evidencing how chronic pain impacts all domains of a dog’s life. Thu...

ABSTRACT: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common cardiac disease in large breed dogs and is inherited in Doberman Pinschers with a high prevalence. This article looks at DCM clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and specifically looks into monitoring and screening, particularly for the Doberman Pinscher breed. Introduction Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common ...