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 ...

In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers. But Shola was retired as part of ...

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 ...

Veterinarians and vet nurses have revealed the one breed of dog they would never own. Morgan works in a vet clinic in America and asked 16 of her fellow staff members: 'After working in veterinary ...

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 ...

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, ...