Dogs for Defense K-9

03/01/2025

Paige from Working Dog Dry Goods was seriously injured by a trainer friend's dog. If you're able to donate or share, please do.

Anyone who knows Paige knows that she is such an independent and strong individual… Melody Ann needs your support for Help Paige Overcome Life-Changing Injury

24/12/2024

24/12/2024

Katie, a 4-year-old dog who lives in Brooklyn, is New York City’s secret weapon in the war on rats. She is 28% Chihuahua, 16% pug, 16% rat terrier and 40% mutt and has killed nearly 500 rats this year. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3Pc2Zog

24/12/2024

Trained to make deliveries, understand commands in English & Polish & close to the door, Bessie, a clever police dog, is an interesting worker at the grocery store at 552 West 3rd Street, NYC.
November 4, 1925.

19/12/2024

Remember no one is arguing the need for sterilization, it's the surgical technique that should be reevaluated. Hysterectomy and vasectomy achieve the same goal but leave important hormones intact according to science.

"The association between gonadectomy and timing of gonadectomy, and the risk of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract
Objective - To determine if gonadectomy in dogs is associated with the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD) and to quantify the magnitude of the association.

Study design - Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sample population - Comparative studies with gonadectomized and entire dogs, with CrCLD as an outcome measure.

Methods - A systematic search of the primary and gray literature was performed. The effect size of the outcome measure was defined as the OR and 95% CI. Subgroup analysis was performed with s*x, breed, and age at gonadectomy. A pooled OR (95% CI) was generated from meta-analysis of relevant studies. Certainty in the body of evidence was rated with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework.

Results - The literature search yielded 1398 results and 24 relevant studies were included for synthesis. Gonadectomized female (pooled OR = 2.293, 95% CI = 1.768–2.945) and male (pooled OR = 2.117, 95% CI = 1.665–2.691) dogs were both at increased odds of developing CrCLD in comparison with entire female and male dogs, respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that gonadectomy at 1 year or less was consistently associated with an increase in odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes. Overall certainty in the evidence was rated as moderate. All included studies were observational and no controlled trials were available.

Conclusion - In data with moderate certainty, gonadectomy is associated with increased odds of developing CrCLD in both s*xes, particularly in dogs gonadectomized at 1 year of age or less.

Clinical significance - This study provides an estimate of the true effect size of gonadectomy on the odds of developing CrCLD, which may be useful for clinical decision making surrounding gonadectomy and the timing of gonadectomy."

18/12/2024

27/11/2024

A group of French soldiers with Red Cross Dogs in Tuileries Garden in Paris, France shortly before they left for the front in 1915.

Credit: Jecinci
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16/11/2024

Romeo was in his backyard in the Oak Forest neighborhood when neighbors said a Rottweiler jumped the fence and attacked him.

29/10/2024

Newcastle 1929. North East Fair

23/10/2024

Klondike dog team, Dawson City, Yukon, during the gold rush. B.W. Kilburn, stereograph 1899