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bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to Science@mander.xyz · 9 months ago

Have we accidentally bred some dogs for obesity?

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Have we accidentally bred some dogs for obesity?

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bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to Science@mander.xyz · 9 months ago
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Selecting trainable dogs may have gotten us dogs that would do anything for a treat.
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    9 months ago

    https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/01/20/golden-retriever-lifespan-17-years/

    I fell into a rabbit hole about claims that golden retriever lifespan has halved since the 1970s, sadly I can’t find data to support the theory other then citations in older books.

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