The new DNA test means there is no reason why another English Shepherd Dog ever needs to be born with progressive retinal atrophy, which causes total blindness. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a ...

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is an inherited disorder that causes certain dogs to go blind Researchers in England have discovered the gene responsible for PRA, and created a test to alert ...

When Barb Fazio first met Cheyenne, an English shepherd removed from Linda Kapsa’s Shady Lane Kennels along with close to 200 other dogs last December, the dog spent most of her time standing with her ...

Mihail Kennedy sat on the floor next to Tia, a 2-year-old English shepherd, and gently stroked her fur as she drowsily recovered from surgery Saturday morning. Tia was one of 154 of the 206 dogs ...

A mountain rescue team has announced the death of its search dog just 10 weeks after her first call-out on a major search. Bramble was a six-year-old English Shepherd dog trained by the Northumberland ...

The English Shepherd is a breed of herding dog popular in the United States and is closely related to the Border Collie. The new discovery is the thirty-third genetic mutation causing an inherited ...

It's hope that the test could eventually eliminate the disease among English Shepherd Dogs MONDAY, July 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the ...

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a group of inherited diseases that causes progressive degeneration of the light sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Dogs with PRA have normal sight at birth, ...