The domestic dog (Canis familiaris) is one of the world’s most morphological diverse animal species. The diversity observed in dogs manifests both in terms of allometry (shape effects due to size) and
The Kelpie breed is an iconic dog breed developed in Australian in the late 19th Century from Scottish smooth collie and farm collie stock. The breed is renowned for its resilience to working in harsh
Number of reported deaths (and percentage of total reported) per breed. Number of reported deaths (and percentage [prevalence, and 95% confidence interval]) per cause. (XLSX 24 kb)
Prevalence of morphological traits reported as number of dogs (%) for the "screw-tailed" dog (A) group (n = 68) and the "normal-tailed" dog (B) group (n = 56).